On 22 and 23 November the second round of parliamentary elections were held in 13 provinces of Egypt, with a turnout of 29.83%, similar to that of the first round. The ‘For the love of Egypt’ alliance, loyal to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, won all 60 coalition-based seats in the second round of elections, after swooping all available coalition-based seats in the first round of elections as well. Only 9 out of 222 seats assigned for independent candidates were elected, as the remaining seats will be subject to run-offs in early December. In total, 568 members of parliament will be elected during the elections and President al-Sisi will appoint a further 28 MPs. Although the elections were overall calm, irregularities such as vote-buying and bribery were witnessed.
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