National Dialogue Board of Trustees thanks Sisi for directives to study full judicial supervision of Egypt’s elections

CAIRO- 28 March 2023: Egypt's National Dialogue board of trustees thanked its President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for his directives to study a proposal by the National Dialogue Initiative to allow full judicial supervision on elections in Egypt.

The Board of Trustees affirmed that it has taken all measures and steps that serve dialogue and discussion for the interest of the citizens.

The proposal aims at conducting a legislative amendment to the National Elections Authority Law’s Article 34 as voting and sorting out in elections and referendums must be completed under a full supervision of members of the judicial authorities and bodies.

According to a statement by the Board of Trustees, there is consensus in the Board of Trustees that article 34 of the National Election Authority law needs to be updated because it becomes void in January 2024.

The article stipulates that all polls are supervised by the judiciary for 10 years from upholding the 2014 constitution.