President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi also voted on Monday morning in a Cairo district, according to a statement published on the presidential spokesman's official Facebook page.
Likewise, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly cast his vote, according to a cabinet statement.
From 9am to 9pm, eligible voters will head to cast their ballots at 8,286 polling stations across all governorates of Egypt, the National Elections Authority (NEA) stated.
The number of eligible voters in Egypt is 68 million, it added.
The electoral process is being monitored by 9,500 judges from the State Lawsuits Authority and the Administrative Prosecution Authority, ensuring oversight at subcommittees nationwide.
Significantly, 2,500 of these judges are women — a notable step forward for female participation in judicial supervision of elections.
For the first time, the NEA has provided ballots in Braille and sign language to allow visually and hearing-impaired voters to vote independently, as part of its efforts to promote inclusivity. Subcommittee heads have been directed to offer assistance when needed, while maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of each vote.
To ensure accessibility, 125 subcommittees have been set up on ground floors to make it easier for elderly voters and persons with disabilities to reach the polling stations.
Meanwhile, Egyptians abroad concluded their voting on Saturday at 136 polling stations across 117 countries.
The elections’ final results will be announced on 12 August. If a runoff is required, campaigning will resume on the same day the first-round results are announced.
Appeals against the NEA’s judgment must be submitted within 48 hours, with the final deadline being Thursday, 14 August.
The Supreme Administrative Court will rule on any appeals between 15 and 24 August, with the electoral silence period for the runoff beginning on 24 August.
Runoff voting for Egyptians abroad will take place on Monday and Tuesday, 25 and 26 August, followed by domestic runoff voting on Wednesday and Thursday, 27 and 28 August.
Final runoff results will be announced on Thursday, 4 September.
Candidates and parties
According to the NEA, 428 candidates are competing for individual seats, including 186 independents and 242 affiliated with political parties.
Under the list-based system, a single electoral list — The National List for the Sake of Egypt — is running unopposed in all designated constituencies.
Preliminary figures show that four political parties are collectively fielding approximately 303 individual candidates: Mostaqbal Watan (Nation’s Future), the Unified Front, Homat Watan (Protectors of the Nation), and the People’s Republican Party.
Opposition parties, such as the Justice Party, the Egyptian Democratic Party, and the Reform and Development Party, are also participating in the individual race with their own nominees.
The National Unified List, the sole party list in the elections, is led by Mostaqbal Watan and represents a coalition of 12 political parties. Mostaqbal Watan is fielding 44 candidates, followed by Homat Watan with 19 and the National Front with 12.
The remaining participating parties — including the People’s Republican Party, Egyptian Democratic Party, Reform and Development Party, Justice Party, Wafd Party, Tagammu Party, Generation’s Will Party, Freedom Party, and Congress Party — are each represented by five or fewer candidates on the list.
The Senate was reinstated following the 2019 constitutional referendum.
Under the 2022 amendments to the electoral law, the chamber now comprises 300 members: two-thirds elected by direct public vote and one-third appointed by the president. At least 10 percent of seats are allocated for women.
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