2020 Egyptian municipal elections

The 2020 Egyptian municipal elections are tentatively scheduled for "early 2020".[1]

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Background

The 2008 Egyptian municipal election were held during the Hosni Mubarak presidency of Egypt. The 52,000 seats were "fixed, sealed and delivered" to the National Democratic Party supporting Mubarak, excluding the Muslim Brotherhood, who had wished to field candidates.[2] The municipal councils were closed down in 2011.[1]

Proposed 2020 election

In September 2019, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stated that he wished to hold an election for the municipal councils "by early 2020".[1]

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References
  1. "A presidential directive to freeze Parliament". Mada Masr. 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. El-Ghobashy, Mona (30 September 2010). "The Dynamics of Egypt's Elections". MERIP. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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