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Egyptian expats began printing their ballot papers on Monday, ahead of the second phase of voting for the parliamentary elections on Wednesday.
“Around 140 polling stations in the country’s embassies and consulates in 124 countries will open for mail-in voting by Egyptians abroad in the second phase of the parliamentary elections, which starts Wednesday”, according to the National Election Authority (NEA).
The second stage of the elections covers 13 governorates and includes Cairo, Qalyubiya, Dakahliya, Menoufiya, Gharbiya, Kafr El-Sheikh, Sharqiya, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai.
Voting is scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Expatriate voters will select candidates from the individual list system depending on their electoral district, and others from the closed list system.
Registered voters abroad were asked to print their ballot papers on Monday and Tuesday by entering their registration code on the NEA website.
