Polling centers opened in Egypt on Thursday, the second day of the second phase of the Egyptian People's Assembly elections. About 18.7 million voters are eligible to cast ballots. The second phase of elections is held in nine governorates, Giza, Ismailia, Sohag, Beni Suef, Suez, Aswan, Biheira, Menoufia and Sharkia. At this phase candidates and parties are vying on 180 seats; 120 seats for parties' lists and 60 seats for individual candidates. Thirty three parties are competing on 120 seats and hundreds of independent candidates are vying on 60 individual seats in the parliament. The Peoples' Assembly consists of 508 members, ten of them are appointed. The three phases of elections would end on 11 January 2012. Voters should choose one party list and two individual candidates in each constituency. One third of the Peoples' Assembly members are elected through individual competition and two thirds are elected through parties' lists. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/CF9SA Related posts: 1. Exclusive analysis: First round voting may give 85 of 168 seats to FJP and allies 2. Latest developments in second round voting in Egypt 3. Wednesday lunchtime round-up of Egypt elections 4. Registration for Egypt elections extended 5. Egypt Elections registration extended again Tags: Elections, featured, Second Round, Voting Section: Egypt, Latest News
