#shura council
In less than three weeks, over 60 million Egyptian voters will be able to elect the first upper chamber of parliament since 2014. Awaiting the National Elections Authority's (NEA) final list of candidates, the main majority of candidates has already become clear through the initial approval process. The upper chamber, previously known in Egypt as the Shura (consultative) Council, is now referred to as the Senate (magles el-shiyoukh) according to the constitutional amendments that included its reinstatement. 1. Voting will…