Egypt’s Higher Administrative Court will begin hearing 240 appeals this Sunday, Dec. 7, challenging individual seat results from the second phase of parliamentary elections. The number may climb as filings continue until 10 pm Thursday.
According to the official timeline from the National Elections Authority (NEA), the court has ten days—from Dec. 5 to Dec. 14—to rule on all appeals.
One of the most high-profile cases was filed by Talaat Khalil, general coordinator of the Civil Democratic Movement and Conservative Party candidate in Suez. Khalil is contesting the NEA’s decision to declare Ahmed Gharib Hussein the winner, and instead demands a runoff between Ahmed Sabeeh Mohamed and Mohamed Farouk Ahmed.
Speaking to Al Manassa, Khalil cited “serious violations”—chiefly, the refusal of election officials to hand over vote tally reports to his delegates, in breach of NEA rules and a tactic he says opens the door to vote tampering. He noted that similar infractions led to annulments during the first phase of elections.
Khalil had also denounced the “brazen use of political money” to buy votes, describing it as an “organized crime that endangers Egypt’s democratic future.” He urged judges to act firmly, as they had in earlier cases, and submitted video evidence of these violations, which, he added, the NEA had ignored.
He further alleged being unlawfully detained for three hours on election day and falsely referred to prosecutors, which prevented him from monitoring polling stations or attending the count—a violation of his constitutional rights and, he argues, grounds to nullify the result.
Another appeal was submitted by Ingy Issa El-Batriq, a parliamentary candidate for Belbeis in Sharqiya governorate, who alleged widespread fraud. Her complaint cited ballot-stuffing, vote-buying, and voter intimidation, particularly at polling sites.
Her legal team submitted video evidence showing campaign representatives barred from observing the count, polling stations shuttered for hours, and voters obstructed from accessing certain areas—effectively disenfranchising large blocs.
Despite repeated complaints, the NEA has yet to annul any results from this round. On Tuesday, it confirmed 40 winners of individual seats, while 202 candidates will proceed to runoffs for 101 contested seats.
The Future of the Nation Party claimed the largest share, but independent candidates surged—117 of them are advancing to the next round.
Official figures show Future of the Nation won 22 out of 65 contested seats, lost six outright, and will contest 37 more in runoffs. The Homeland Protectors Party secured six seats and advanced to runoffs in 19 constituencies, after fielding 35 candidates.
