Country Profile:

Upcoming Elections

  • Legislative
    May 2010
  • Parliamentary
    November 2010
  • Presidential
    September 2011
Egypt

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ahmed NAZIF
  • Assembly: Egypt has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the People's Assembly (Majlis al-Sha'b) with 454 seats and the Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) with 264 seats.

* A national referendum in May 2005 approved a constitutional amendment that changed the presidential election to a multicandidate popular vote. Previously, the president was nominated by the People's Assembly and the nomination was validated by a national, popular referendum. Last referendum was held on September 26, 1999.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 6-year term.
  • In the People's Assembly (Majlis al-Sha'b), 444 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms and 10 members are appointed by the president to serve 5-year terms. In the Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura), 176 members are elected by popular vote to serve 6-year terms and 88 members are appointed by the president to serve 6-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 77,505,756 (July 2005 est.)

Future elections

  • Presidential - September 2011
  • Parliamentary - November 2010
  • Legislative - May 2010

Past elections

Last Updated on 08/17/2005