2023 - 2023 Egypt Presidential Elections (Egypt)

Egyptians votes from 10th to 12th December to elect a president to steer the affairs of the country for the a 6-year term. This is the third time electorates vote to elect a president after the coup d’état in 2013. Unlike previous years when presidential elections took place every four years, the 2019 constitutional amendments in Egypt extended the length of presidential terms to six years. Hence, an incumbent or a past president can stand for a third term.

Four aspirants are contesting for the presidency including the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who is currently serving as Egypt’s sixth president. The other candidates include Farid Zahran of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, Abdel-Sanad Yamana of the Wafd Party and Hazem Omar, of the Republican People’s Party.

Voting took place in 137 embassies and consulates in 121 countries for Egyptians living abroad from 1st to 3rd December 2023. Persons who have attained the voting age of 18 and above; Citizens whose data are recorded in the voter database; and citizens with the national number card or a valid passport containing the national number are eligible to vote.

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