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8. Postal Vote polling center, station number and voter’s sequence
Yes, The Egyptians living abroad cast their ballot in station list as well as the voter’s biometric data
at the polling station of the Egyptian Embassy in (ten fingerprints and a photo). The electronic verifi-
their country cation device reads the data on the card, takes the
voter’s fingerprint from the left-hand thumb and
9. Pictures of Electoral Processes/Voter Education then the voter is allowed to vote.

Biometric Card

An Egyptian woman carries her son as she casts
her ballot for the Presidential Vote at the polling
station of the Egyptian Embassy in the United PArt iv
States
sUPPLEMENtArY
(C) ELECTION CALENDAR iNforMAtioN

1. Last Elections Dates
People’s Assembly -22 November 2015 ELECTION BASIC INFORMATION

Referendum- 22 April 2019 1. Date of formation

2. Future Election Calendar 2017
31 December 2020 (Law 198/2017)

3. Are there any fixed election days/dates 2. Main functions of EMB
Yes “ensuring the right to vote for each voter and
equality between all voters and candidates during
4. Compulsory Voting referenda and elections.” Law 198/2017
No
3. Number of polling stations
4399 polling station centers, 6376 polling stations

4. Voting age
18

5. Election system
Presidential :

Parliamentary : The parliament is made up of 596
The biometric card has the following types of vot- seats, with 448 seats elected through the single
er’s data: governorate name, voter’s number, vot- member districts, 120 elected through block vote
er’s full name, date of birth, family number, voter in which party list should win 50%+ votes to win
registration center number, name and number of all seats however if no list achieved the threshold,

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