Cairo – An electoral alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won all 60 seats up for grabs in the second and final round of a parliamentary election.
This is contained in the official preliminary results made available to newsmen.
The second phase of elections, hailed by Sisi as the climax of the military’s road map to democracy, were held on Nov 21 and Nov.22, with low voters’ turnout. similar to the first phase.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″]
Turnout in the latest round of voting, which took place in 13 provinces, including Cairo, was almost 30 per cent, the election committee said.
The election is meant to restore parliament after a gap of more than three years, which critics say have been undermined by widespread repression.
All but nine of the 222 individual seats contested in round two, would be subject to run-offs between leading candidates and would take place on Dec. 1 and Dec.2, after candidates failed to secure a majority of votes in earlier rounds.
The new parliament would comprise 568 elected members – 448 elected on an individual basis, and 120 through the winner-take-all lists that have all gone to loyalists. (Reuters/NAN)
