The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces approved a decree presented by the government to enable expatriate Egyptians to vote during the upcoming parliamentary elections. Egyptian cabinet decided to amend Article 39 of the constitutional announcement amending portions regarding expatriate Egyptians voting. The official spokesperson of the government, Mohamed Higazy, said that per the decree, the state will guarantee expatriate Egyptians' participation in the Egyptian elections and referendums, and form electoral committees supervised by members of the Egyptian diplomatic corps.