CAIRO, Jan. 10 — Egypt’s National Elections Authority (NEA) declared on Saturday the conclusion of the 2025 House of Representatives elections, bringing to an end a months-long electoral process.
NEA Chairman Hazem Badawy told a press conference that the elections, which spanned 99 days, led to the election of 568 lawmakers, thereby finalizing the composition of the House of Representatives.
The NEA reported that a total of 69,891,913 voters were registered nationwide, with 22,657,211 exercising their right to vote, representing a turnout of 32.41 percent.
Of the ballots cast, 21,150,656 were valid, while 1,506,555 were invalid. Following court rulings that invalidated initial results, runoff elections were held in 27 electoral districts, ultimately electing 49 lawmakers from 98 candidates across 10 governorates.
Egyptians residing abroad cast their votes on Dec. 31, 2025 and Jan. 1, 2026, while domestic voting was held on Jan.
3 and 4. Badawy said that the elections were conducted under full judicial supervision and secured by state institutions, adding that the process was closely monitored by local and international civil society organizations, as well as media outlets. (Namibia Daily News / Xinhua)
