Egypt - August 2025
National Unified List wins most seats in Senate elections
On 4 and 5 August, Egypt held Senate elections to fill 200 of the chamber’s 300 seats, with the remaining 100 appointed by the President. This marked the second Senate election since the chamber’s reinstatement in 2019. Egyptians living abroad voted earlier, on 1 and 2 August. Runoffs were held between 25 and 28 August in five regions. The National Unified List, a coalition of 12 pro-government parties led by the ruling Nation’s Future Party, ran unopposed and won all 100 list-based seats. The remaining 100 seats were elected in single member constituencies, with government-aligned parties, led by the Nation’s Future Party, also dominating. A quota reserves 30 seats (10 per cent of the chamber) for women. Voter turnout was low, standing at 17.1 per cent, although marking an increase from the previous 2020 senate election, in which turnout stood at 14.2 per cent.
Sources: Ahram Online, State Information System, British Broadcasting Corporation Arabic, IPU Parline
