Abdel-Moez Ibrahim, head of the newly formed Supreme Elections Committee, made his first statement about the policies that have been so far decided upon by the committee in supervising upcoming elections in Egypt.

Ibrahim stated that that the next elections would be held under full judicial supervision in order to, as much as possible, make real the slogan, “A judge for every ballot box.”

On the issue of expatriate Egyptians voting in the coming elections, Ibrahim stated that it is still under study by the committee, adding that there is no means of placing judicial supervision over voting outside Egypt.

Ibrahim also identifed the other bodies that will be involved in supervising the elections, namely the General Prosecution, the State Council, the Administrative Prosecution Authority and the Body of State Lawsuits.

He further explained that the voter would cast his vote in two boxes, one for elections for the People’s Assembly, and one for the Shura Council, pointing out that voter cards would be of different colours for each election.

A spokesman for the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced earlier in the week the new law that would govern the upcoming elections for the People’s Assembly and the Shura Council.

During the press conference, the spokesman announced that elections would take place in a three-stage process, spanning 60 days.