The 2024 presidential elections mark the fifth multiparty election since 2005 and the third competitive and multiparty election following the June 30, 2013 revolution.
In the early hours of the day, the General Committees across the nation announced preliminary counts for the presidential elections, revealing a lead for presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in all committees. This suggests his impending victory for a new term, while the results show a competitive race for the second position between presidential candidates Farid Zahran and Hazem Omar.
According to the presidential election law, the president is declared elected by obtaining an absolute majority of valid votes, meaning the National Authority will announce the winning candidate's name on December 18th, who secures 50% +1 of the valid votes.
The National Electoral Authority commenced the reception of counting and voting reports from provinces progressively today, following the General Committees' resolution of objections and all matters related to voting and counting.
The Authority is expected to receive all province results today, initiating the verification and review of counting and voting reports by matching the number of ballots with the number of voters in each general committee nationwide.
Electoral appeals will be submitted to the National Electoral Authority tomorrow, with decisions expected on Friday and Saturday. Subsequently, the results will undergo further review before the official announcement on the following Monday.
The vote counting process, including the tallying of valid and invalid votes, has been completed in the early hours of the day. General Committees announced the numerical count results in the presence of candidates' representatives and the media, forwarding the documents to the National Electoral Authority for the official announcement on the upcoming Monday.
The 2024 presidential elections mark the fifth multiparty election since 2005 and the third competitive and multiparty election following the June 30, 2013 revolution. Over 67 million citizens are eligible to vote in these elections.
The elections were conducted in 11,631 sub-committees under complete judicial supervision, involving approximately 15,000 judges. The National Authority informed 24 embassies, with 67 diplomats assigned to monitor the elections. Additionally, 14 international organizations, with 220 monitors, were accredited, along with 62 local civil society organizations and 22,340 affiliated monitors.
The media coverage for the presidential elections involved 528 international monitors representing 115 media outlets and 70 local media outlets, with permits issued for 4,218 journalists and media professionals.
The National Electoral Authority established polling committees for expatriates between provinces, responding to numerous requests and inquiries, allowing voters outside their constituencies to exercise their constitutional rights.
