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Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Egypt in November 2020 to elect both the House of Representatives and Senate.[1]

Date

The elections were initially expected to be held in April or May 2020.[2]

Background

The Shura Council, previously the upper house of parliament, was abolished following the promulgation of the 2014 constitution.[3][4] However, amendments to the constitution approved in a 2019 referendum reinstated an upper house named the Senate, which would consist of 120 elected members and 60 appointed by the president.[5]

Parties

Many different figures, including Zyad Elelaimy, Hisham Fouad, Omar El-Shenety and Hossam Moanis, were arrested on 25 June 2019; however, the people involved were part of an alliance called the Coalition of Hope that was considering contesting the parliamentary election.[6] Other organizations involved in the alliance included the Civil Democratic Movement.[7] One source indicated that the reason for the arrests was the unwillingness of the alliance to cooperate with the NSA.

References

  1. ^ Staff writer (24 November 2019). "Parliament speaker: Legislative elections to be held in Nov. 2020". Egypt Today. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "الطريق إلى مجلس الشيوخ يحتاج 3 قوانين.. تعرف عليها". اليوم السابع. 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ "50 member constitution committee eliminates Shura Council". Ahram Online. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Egypt constitution 'approved by 98.1 percent'". Al Jazeera English. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. ^ Gamal Essam El-Din (15 April 2019). "Frequently Asked Questions about parliament's proposed amendments of Egypt's 2014 constitution". Ahram Online. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Arrests target political figures involved in new coalition to run in 2020 parliamentary elections". Mada Masr. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker and secular activists". Associated Press. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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