Wed 06/Aug/2025 – 02:29 AM
Counselor Hazem Badawi, Chairman of the National Elections Authority, stressed that the holding of the Senate elections on time constitutionally despite the surrounding regional challenges, reflects the state of political and social stability witnessed by the Egyptian state, stressing that the Egyptian citizen has again proven that he is the master of his decision through his participation in democratic entitlements.
Senate elections
Badawi said, in televised statements, that the electoral process took place in an organized and safe atmosphere, amid accurate follow -up and integrated logistical equipment within more than 8,000 electoral headquarters at the level of the Republic, with the participation of nearly 9,500 judges from the state cases and the administrative prosecution to fully supervise the committees.
He pointed out that the National Authority worked to raise the electoral awareness before the start of voting through educational and awareness programs, which clearly appeared in the voters’ appetite for the committees during the two voting day, adding that the digital development and good organization contributed to facilitating voting procedures for citizens.
The head of the commission stressed that the voting process continues in some of the committees in which voters are present until nine in the evening, noting that the screening procedures will begin as soon as the voting ends, in the presence of the candidates or their representatives, and representatives of local and international civil society organizations.
He explained that the numerical inventory will take place through the heads of the sub -committees, then the results are sent to the general committees, and from there to the National Elections Authority, in preparation for announcing the final official result on Tuesday, August 12.
The Counselor Hazem Badawi also extended a greeting to the members of the judicial bodies, praising the honorable positions of some judges, including Counselor Mohamed Helmy Khalifa, who continued his supervision of the elections despite the death of his father, and the advisor Mayada, who was injured during the supervision and returned to complete her work after receiving the necessary aid, describing it as a national mission that everyone bears with all responsibility.
In response to a question about the limitation of judicial supervision to the state’s cases and the administrative prosecution without the rest of the judicial authorities, Badawi explained that the constitution specified the use of judicial bodies only, without the judicial authorities, after the expiry of the transitional deadline approved by the 2014 constitution, stressing that the members of the two bodies received comprehensive training and have previously participated in previous electoral supervision.
