Voting for Egyptians abroad will continue on Wednesday and Thursday. Voting inside Egypt will take place on Saturday and Sunday, marking the final stage of the parliamentary elections.
Independent candidates make up the majority in the runoff, with 61 contenders compared to 37 candidates nominated by political parties. This highlights the growing role of independents in the final round, as parties work to secure as many seats as possible before the elections conclude.
According to the runoff lineup, the Mostaqbal Watan Party is fielding 16 candidates, followed by the Homeland Defenders Party with 10 candidates.
The Republican People’s Party has three candidates, while the National Front Party, the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, and the Wafd Party each have two candidates.
The Reform and Development Party and the Nour Party are each represented by one candidate.
Giza Governorate is one of the most competitive areas, with close races between party-backed candidates and independents, and in some cases between parties with similar political positions.
Egypt’s 2025 House of Representatives elections have seen an unusually high number of annulled results, which have altered the electoral landscape and extended the voting schedule beyond the original first round.
In total, the results in 49 constituencies were annulled during the first phase of the elections.
Of these, 19 constituencies were voided by the National Elections Authority (NEA) after procedural and administrative violations were identified during post-election reviews.
In comparison, results in 30 constituencies were overturned by rulings of the High Administrative Court, which concluded that violations had affected the fairness and integrity of the vote.
In late November, the court ordered new elections in 30 constituencies across 10 governorates, citing violations that undermined confidence in the electoral process.
As a result, Egyptians abroad voted in these reruns on 8 and 9 December, followed by voting inside Egypt on 10 and 11 December, in accordance with the law.
Under Egypt’s electoral law, official results for each round are announced only after overseas votes are added to domestic ballots. The NEA supervised this process to ensure equal treatment of votes cast inside and outside the country.
All final election results are expected to be announced by 10 January.
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has repeatedly said that the parliamentary elections are a key constitutional step, reflecting the state’s commitment to allowing citizens to choose their representatives freely, securely, and transparently, in a process that respects the rule of law and protects the integrity of elections.
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