Cairo 18th October 2015
\nQuietness characterizes the first hours of Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections 2015
\nIn its framework of monitoring elections from a gender perspective, the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR) follows up on the first stage of voting in Egypt’s Parliamentary Election 2015, which takes off on the 18th of October covering 14 governorates.
\nThe 14 governorates include “Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea, Beheira, Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh.”
\nThe number of eligible voters in the first stage is around 27 million voters in the 14 governorates. The voting process shall take place on the 18th and 19h of October from 9 am to 9 pm.
\nThe number of female candidates running for the individual seats is 110 candidates from a total of 2573 which represents a mere 4.2%.
\nMeanwhile, 100 female candidates running through the 8 party lists in this stage which is West Al Delta sector, which include Alexandria, Beheira and Marsa Matrouh.
\nThe Party lists are:
\n–\tFih Hob Masr (For the love of Egypt)
\n–\tEgyptian Front Coalition and Independent Current
\n–\tForsan Masr (Knights of Egypt)
\n–\tNour Party
\nOn the level of upper Egypt( North, South and Middle), which includes the Giza \u2013 Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, and the Red Sea sector.
\n–\tNational Awakening Bloc
\n–\tFih Hob Masr (For the love of Egypt)
\n–\tEgyptian front Coalition
\n–\tNidaa Masr
\nThrough the following up of ECWR field observers, these violation were reported:
\n Delay in the opening of some polling stations
\n–\tIn Fayoum governorate, some polling stations were delayed as Third Primary School which was opened for voting at 9:30 am.
\n–\tIn Giza governorate in Badrasheen electoral district, Khalil Lamei Primary School in Abou Seer (Polling station number 64), the polling station was opened at 11:02 am.
\n–\tIn Qena governorate, Abdel Wahab school (polling station number 108) was opened for voters at 9:49 am.
\nCalm is the dominant feature in most governorates
\nMost polling stations are with a low turnout of female voters such as Beni Suief governorate, Beiba district in the polling stations of Tahfeez Qur’an stations (number 61, 62, 63) the Health office station and in Fayoum governorate, Third primary school.
\nInfluencing voters
\n–\tIn Alexandria, Sidi Gaber district, Cleopatra Preparatory Girls School, a candidate entered the polling station to campaign for himself.
\n–\tIn Alexandria, Sidi Gaber district, Abbas Al Akkad (polling station number 71), one of the candidates’ representative is trying to influence voters.
\n–\tIn Alexandria the fifth electoral district, Barash Baladeyah School \u2013 Al Hadra polling station number 69, one of the candidates’ representative is trying to influence voters too select Al Nour Party.
\n–\tSimilarly, in the same fifth district, Semouha Commercial School, polling stations number 34 and 35, one of the candidates’ representative attempted to influence voters and a case was filed on this issue.
\n–\tIn Giza, one of the candidates was trying to influence voters to vote for him in front of the Ahmed Orabi School in Haram Street, which is against the law
\nAdministrative errors
\n–\tIn Alexandria, the tenth individual district in Borg Al Arab, the candidate Salwa Abdel Qader informed ECWR that her number in the list was changed with prior notice due to the withdrawal of one of the candidates. She discovered today, on the prime of first Election Day, that her number was changed from 31 to 30 which caused some turbulence with the voters. This will affect the number of votes she receives. She filed a complaint and the incident will be proven with High Elections Committee (HEC).
\nContinuation of Electoral Campaigning<\/p>\n
–\t In Alexandria, Sidi Gaber district, Abbas Al Akkad School, polling station number 71, electoral campaigning of one of the candidates continued in front of the polling station. In addition, the Judge left the station and went outside to talk to the voters.
\nPrevention of some representatives to enter the polling stations
\n–\tIn Beni Sueif governorate, Sodes Omraa Primary School in Sodes Omraa village, the judge prevented the observers along with holders of procuration from entering the polling stations
\nMobilizing voters
\n–\tIn Beni Sueif governorate, Aboshoy district, Sinarfouf area, there was mobilization of voters.
\nTo contact ECWR operation room:
\n01099971723,
\n 01008803362,
\n25282176
\nOr through ECWR’s Facebook page
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ECWRonline?fref=ts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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