2020 Egyptian Senate election

Background

Shura Council elections were scheduled to take place in Egypt at most a year after the new House of Representatives was seated, according to Article 230 of the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.[1] The election did not take place because the Shura Council was abolished in the 2014 constitution.[2][3]

However, in 2019, after the 2019 Egyptian constitutional referendum, further amendments made the parliament a bicameral body, with the Shura Council (which was abolished in 2014) restored as the Senate, which would consist of 120 elected members and 60 appointed by the president.[4]

After the referendum passed, a law will detail and clarify the constitutional amendments and set election dates.[5] According to the parliament's chair, the election is expected to be held in April-May 2020, alongside the parliamentary elections.[6]

References
  1. Saleh, Nivien. "The 2012 Constitution of Egypt, Translated by Nivien Saleh, with Index". Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. "50 member constitution committee eliminates Shura Council". Ahram Online. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. "Egypt constitution 'approved by 98.1 percent'". Al Jazeera English. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. Gamal Essam El-Din (15 April 2019). "Frequently Asked Questions about parliament's proposed amendments of Egypt's 2014 constitution". Ahram Online. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. حامد, محمد (24 April 2019). "تعرف على موقف "النواب" وموعد انتخابات "الشيوخ" بعد التعديلات الدستورية". الوطن.
  6. "الطريق إلى مجلس الشيوخ يحتاج 3 قوانين.. تعرف عليها". اليوم السابع. 26 April 2019.
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