Written by Ibrahim Qasim – Omnia Al-Mouji Monday, October 16, 2023 12:23 PM
The National Elections Authority, headed by Counselor Hazem Badawi, Vice President of the Court of Cassation, announced a short while ago the preliminary list of candidates for the 2024 presidential elections, which includes the names of the presidential candidates, including the numbers of recommendations by members of the House of Representatives for them and the endorsements of citizens in the real estate register.
The initial list of candidates for the presidential elections included presidential candidate Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, presidential candidate Farid Zahran, head of the Egyptian Democratic Party, presidential candidate Abdel-Sanad Yamama, head of the Wafd Party, and presidential candidate Hazem Omar.
A committee receiving nomination papers for the 2024 presidential elections, headed by Counselor Ahmed Bandari, Director of the Executive Branch of the National Elections Authority, had finished examining the four candidacy applications and examined all the papers submitted by them, which were the birth certificate of the applicant, an official copy of qualifications, a criminal status newspaper, and a certificate of military service or exemption. The financial disclosure statement and the report on the signing of the medical examination of the candidates.
The committee examined the recommendations to run for the presidency, their number, and their compliance with the conditions for the candidate to obtain the recommendation of at least 20 members of the House of Representatives and for each member to acknowledge that he had not previously recommended it to another.
The number of citizens’ endorsements of candidates in the Real Estate Registry was limited to those who fulfilled the condition that at least 25,000 citizens who have the right to vote in at least 15 governorates should support them, with a minimum of 1,000 supporters from each governorate.
It is noteworthy that the National Elections Authority had announced the timetable for the procedures and dates of the presidential elections, which included opening the door for nominations on October 5 for a period of ten days ending on October 14, with the voting process for Egyptians abroad taking place on December 1, 2, and 3, and inside December 10, 11, and 12.
2023-10-16 09:23:00
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