The Board of Directors of the National Elections Authority, headed by Judge Walid Hamza, met on Tuesday to finalize all necessary preparations for the upcoming presidential elections, which included accepting requests to monitor the upcoming presidential elections. The meeting discussed requests submitted by local and foreign civil society organizations, alongside requests submitted by press institutions, media outlets, and local news websites to cover the electoral process. The National Elections Authority called on all media outlets and social media users not to share any news National Elections Authority unless it is published through official sources. Lawyer Tarek al-Awadi said that the last presidential elections were in 2018 and their results were announced on April 2, 2018, and this necessarily entails that the procedures for the next presidential elections begin at the end of this year in accordance with the constitution and the law. Awadi clarified that the matter is not holding early presidential elections, as some claim, and this is the entitlements of the constitution, not a personal viewpoint.

Source: Egypt Independent September 07, 2023 06:35 UTC