CAIRO – 12 CAIRO 2020: The second and last day of resident Egyptians voting kicked off on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at 9:00 p.m.  

 

A total of 63 million Egyptian registered voters are entitled to vote in the 2020 Senate elections, distributed among 14 thousand and 92 sub-committees, under full judicial supervision, with the participation of 18,000 judges and the assistance of 120,000 employees.

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19:44: Education Minister Tarek Shawki votes in the second day of Egypt’s Senate elections, in a polling station in Giza’s Dokki.

19:27: Counselor Lashin Ibrahim, head of the National Elections Authority and deputy president of the Court of Cassation said that all electoral crimes extinguish by time. He pledged to apply the elections fine against those who miss voting.

18:00: High turnout is seen at a polling station in Alexandria.

 

17:50: High turnout is seen at a village in Beni Suef.

 

17:45: The turnout of youth is seen at a polling station in Sharqeya.

 

17:40: Voters keep flowing into the polling stations at Rehab residential compound, eastern Cairo.

17:30: The number of voters at the polling station of Siza Al Nabarawy School in New Cairo surges.

 

17:15: Remarkable turnout of female voters in Asyut governorate.

 

17:10: Voters are flowing into polling places in Fayoum governorate.

17:00: The number of female voters become higher in Luxor.

16:45: High turnout is seen at a polling Station in Sheikh Zowayed town in North Sinai.

 

16:30: Number of voters rises in North Sinai.

 

16:10: Chairman of Egyptian Stock Exchange Mohamed Farid casts ballot.

 

16:00: Voters casting ballots in Suez governorate.

 

15:00: Judges and employees monitoring the secret ballot take a 1-hour break.

 

14:00: Voters show up at polling stations in Aswan.

 

12:42: The flow of elderly voters has become noticeable at the polling stations of Nasr City neighborhood eastern Cairo.

 

12:40: Voters flow into the polling stations of Itsa town in Fayoum governorate. 

 

12:21: The turnout of the elderly is high at Kafr Batikh village in Damietta governorate.

 

12:19: Former Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim votes in Senate Elections 2020.

 

12:17: The high turnout of women is high at the polling stations of Al Qarin Village in Sharqeya Governorate.

 

12:15: The turnout of women at the 15th of May City eastern Cairo is high.

 

12:07: Long queues of voters are seen at the polling station of Mahmoud Abou El Ez School in Al Sayeda Zainab neighborhood in Cairo.

 

12:05: Voters remarkably flow into the polling station of Gymnastics School in Dokki neighborhood in Giza governorate.  

 

11:55: The high turnout of voters in the polling stations of Al Qantara District eastern Ismailiyah governorate is seen.

 

11:30: Voters flow into the polling stations of Al Kiman Village southern Luxor governorate.

 

11:27: The high turnout of young people is seen at the polling stations of Al Zeitoun neighborhood.

 

11:26: The turnout of voters is higher than it was on Tuesday at the polling stations of the New Valley governorate.

 

11:25: Voters flow into the polling stations of Omar Ibn Al Khattab school in Misr Al Gadida neighborhood.

 

11:23: The high turnout of women at the polling station of Social Affairs School in Al Amiriyah neighborhood in central Cairo is noticed.

 

11:20: Voters flow into the polling stations of Sharqeya.

 

11:17: Queues of voters are seen at Al Tabri School in Al Nozha neighborhood eastern Cairo.

 

11:16: Former Prime Minister Al Ganzouri votes at the polling station of Al Tabri School in Misr Al Gadida.

 

11:11: Voters flow into the polling stations of Al Rehab and Madinaty residential compounds, eastern Cairo.

 

11:05: The police provide the elderly coming to polling stations wheelchairs to facilitate their entry and exit.

 

11:03: The high turnout of the elderly is noticed in Beni Suef.

 

11:00: The turnout of women at polling stations is noticeably high.

 

10:58: The high turnout of voters at the polling stations of Kafr Al Sheikh governorate is observed.

 

10:27: The high turnout of the elderly, particularly females, is seen in Alexandria.

 

10:24: Voters flow into polling stations in South Sinai.

 

10:20: The turnout of young voters at the polling stations of Ain Shams neighborhood eastern Cairo is remarkable.

 

10:18: High turnout of voters is seen at the polling stations of Giza's Waraq, Osim, and Bashtil neighborhoods.

 

10:13: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry casts ballot in Senate Elections 2020.

 

10:08: Citizens flow into the polling stations of Arts School in Zamalek, and Tabri Al Hegaz School in Misr Al Gadida.

 

10:04: Voters show up at the polling stations of North Sinai.

 

10:03: Voters are flowing into the polling stations of Waraq, Imbaba, and Kitkat neighborhoods in Giza governorate.

 

10:00: Queues of voters are seen at the polling stations of Dar Al Salam neighborhood, eastern Cairo.

 

9:59: Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian Football federation votes in the polling station of Khadiga Yousef School in Asyut.

 

9:56: Voters are flowing into polling stations in Nasr City and Al Shorouk neighborhoods eastern Cairo.

 

9:53: Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Moneim al-Taras casts ballot in a polling station in Nasr City.

 

9:47: High turnout of voters is seen at the polling stations of Shubra neighborhood in central Cairo.

 

9:37: Governor of Cairo Khaled Abdel Aal casts ballot in Misr al-Gadida Azhar Institute.

 

9:33: Long queues of voters are seen at the polling station of Tahya Misr School in Al Asmarat I neighborhood, eastern Cairo.

 

9:25: Voters show up at polling places in New Cairo City.

9:20: Menya Governor Osama al-Qadi checks on polling stations across the Upper Egyptian governorate.

 

9:16: Voters line up at the polling station installed in Generation 2000 School in 6th of October City, western Cairo.

 

9:13: Heads of Security Directorates check upon security measures at polling places in their respective governorates.

 

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	Senate Election 2020

Queues of voters wearing medical masks, keeping safe distance from each others and carrying disinfectants can be seen outisde polling stations. 

 

A total of 63 million Egyptian registered voters are entitled to vote in the 2020 Senate elections, distributed among 14 thousand and 92 sub-committees, under full judicial supervision, with the participation of 18,000 judges and the assistance of 120,000 employees.

 

The voting of Egyptians abroad ended by mail in 124 countries, on Monday at 9:00 pm according to the local time for each country, which took place on August 9 and 10, while the internal elections will be held on 11 and 12 August. The final results of the Senate elections August 16.

 

In case of a re-election, elections will be held abroad on Sunday and Monday (September 6 and 7), and in Egypt on Tuesday and Wednesday (September 8 and 9).

 

The General Command of the Armed Forces had taken all measures to secure the 2020 Senate elections nationwide, and provide a safe environment for citizens to cast their votes.

 

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