Presidential Elections in Egypt

Egyptians are scheduled to head to polls on 26-27 May to elect a new president for the second time in three years.The official results of the vote will be announced on 5 June. If no candidate garners more than half the vote in the first round, another run-off round will be held on 16-17 June. The official results of the final round will be announced on 26 June. close to 54 million Egyptians (out of an estimated populationof 90 million) are eligible to cast their ballots in the 2014 presidential election – two million more than those registered when presidential polls were last held in May-June 2012.Egypt's 2014 presidential polls will be contested by only two candidates: Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi.

For more information on women in Egypt since the 2011 revolution watch our interview with Egyptian youth activist Shaheer George.