CAIRO – 13 December 2023: The National Election Authority (NEA) will announce the results of the 2024 Presidential Elections next Monday, 18 December, as per the previously-announced timetable for the electoral process.
Millions of Egyptians cast their ballots over the past three days in thousands of polling stations nationwide.
Ballot sorting at many polling stations has revealed that Sisi is leading the polls, while candidates Farid Zahran and Hazem Omar are competing over the second place.
According to the NEA on Monday, the second day of elections, almost half of the electorate voted in the elections. The number of eligible voters across Egypt totaled 67 million.
The 2024 presidential election is the fifth multi-party presidential elections that the country has witnessed in its modern history.
The 2024 elections gain their importance from being a major step in the country’s path towards democratic transformation, party pluralism and political competitiveness.
The election is held a year and a half since the launch of the National Dialogue, which included all components Egyptian political, union and civil society.
The elections for citizens inside the country took place a few days after the three-day voting process for Egyptians abroad was concluded early in December.
The final result will be announced on December 18 if no run-off is required.
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