2015 Egyptian parliamentary election

2015 Egyptian parliamentary election

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568 of the 596 seats in the House of Representatives
299 seats needed for a majority
Turnout28.27%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Essam Khalil Mohamed Badran El-Sayyid el-Badawi
Party Free Egyptians Nation's Future New Wafd
Alliance FLE FLE FLE
Last election 15 38
Seats won 65 53 36
Seat change Increase 50 New Decrease 2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Galal Haridy Hazem Omar Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida
Party Homeland Defenders Republican People's Congress
Alliance FLE Egyptian Front FLE
Last election
Seats won 18 13 12
Seat change New New New

Speaker of the House before election

Vacant

Elected Speaker of the House

Ali Abdel Aal
FLE

Egyptian parliamentary elections to the House of Representatives were held in two phases, from 17 October to 2 December 2015.[1] The elected parliament will be entrusted with the task of reviewing the laws that were passed while a parliament was not in session.[2]

In preparation for the election, security was tightened across the country with at least 185,000 troops supporting police, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi made a televised appeal for Egyptians to vote, and in mid-October, public sector employees were given half a day's holiday to encourage them to take part. The strikingly low turnout, in some areas close to only 10%, with "many angry at the government and its policies", was widely regarded as a set-back for the administration and a success for calls to boycotts from oppositional movements.[3]

  1. ^ "Timetable for Egypt's parliamentary elections announced; voting to start 17 Oct". Ahram Online. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ "في عهد السيسي..إصدار 263 قانونًا بدون برلمان اقرأ المقال الاصلى فى المصريون". Almesryoon. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Egypt votes in long-delayed parliamentary elections - BBC News". BBC News. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-21.

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