The joint international local mission issues its final report for the first day of voting

The participation rate is between 11: 13%, the insurance procedures are good, and the state agencies are neutral 

Violations of individual candidates and the delay in opening some committees are the most prominent observations

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The scope of work of the mission during the first day

The joint international local mission to follow up the parliamentary elections “Egypt 2015” concluded its work in following up on the first day of voting in the first round of the governorates of the first phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections, during which the mission covered 70 electoral districts in 7 governorates, through 37 teams of international observers and experts, 700 observers. Sweetened .

The mission, through its local followers, covered the entire 70 electoral districts, as local and international observers were present in 2384 polling stations out of a total of 3890 polling centers in the seven governorates, with a percentage of 61.3% of the total polling centers.

The mission's work included monitoring all aspects of the voting process in terms of the security environment, logistical facilities, the availability of the freedom and confidentiality of the voting process, as well as monitoring the practices of candidates and political forces in the vicinity of polling stations, in addition to evaluating the work of the bodies supervising the electoral process, and dealing with various stakeholders, whether Voters, candidates and their representatives, or local and international followers and the media.

Initial evaluation

The first day of voting in the first phase was mostly quiet, and the following is the assessment of the joint international local mission team of the aspects and progress of the electoral process, which lasted from nine in the morning until nine in the evening:

Performance of the supervisory body and regulatory arrangements  

The performance of the judges, heads of the subcommittees in which the vote was made, was smooth, efficient and impartial in the vast majority of polling stations visited by the mission’s followers, whether international or local, and the behavior of the supporting staff was positive and neutral in most cases, and no influential cases of illegal practices were detected in some Staff, while a number of observations related to logistical facilities and organizational procedures were monitored in some committees, as the most prominent of these practices were: -

1. Sohag / Al-Balina / Al-Halafy Elementary School / Committee No. 50 / The judge did not attend and the committee was joined to the 51st committee from 3:00 pm
2. Sohag / Al-Blinna / Barkhel Preparatory School / The committees were transferred to the Abdel Hamid Abdel Shafi Elementary Institute for security reasons
3. Sohag / Bandar Sohag / Military High School / Committee 192 and 194 were joined because the judge did not attend
4. Minya - Minya Center - Bani Hammad Primary School - Committee 50 - The arrival of the head of the committee was delayed and was included in the 49th committee
5. Beni Suef Governorate, Al-Wasta Center District / Bani Hadir Primary School / Committee 67 was included with Committee 68
6. Beni Suef Governorate, Sumasta Center District / Mustafa Kamel School, the judge apologized for completing the supervision of the committee, and he was replaced by another judge
7. Sohag Governorate / Tama District / Al Mudamar Complex: Committee 57 has not started its work until now 9:45 AM due to the transfer of the committee from the second floor to the first floor based on the advisor's desire.
8. Sohag governorate / Gerga district / the local unit: Committee 97 was joined with Committee 96, as the advisor of Committee 96 refused to attend.
9. Al-Buhaira Governorate / Mahmoudiya and Rahmaniyah District / Al-Ansha School / There are two sub-committees in the school, they are No. 125 and 126 .. The counselor took down Subcommittee No. 125 from the Second Earthly State to facilitate the elderly, and that committee began accepting voters to vote at 9:30 in the morning. ..
10. Minya - Maghagha - Industrial Secondary School, Committee 10 - Absence of 4 administrative staff in the committee, which led to slow voting
11. Sohag Governorate / Dar Al-Salam District / Elementary School in Nuseirat: The advisor for Committee 52 apologized for completing the polling day until the end due to his poor health, and committee 52 was joined with committee 53.
12. Giza Governorate / Bulaq El Dakrour District: In the 6th October Elementary School polling station in Committee No. 90, the judge was late in opening the committee to voters until 9:50 a.m. due to a shortage of tools, including the absence of phosphorescent ink and the absence of a paper stapler.
13. Giza Governorate \ Warraq constituency: In the Fatima Al Zahra Elementary School polling station, the mission observed the elderly’s denial of overcrowding and overcrowding, and the lack of places designated for them or chairs to provide them with comfort.
14. Giza Governorate / Warraq District: Mostafa Kamel Elementary School (designated for women only) in the 42nd committee. Counselor Baha Salama, head of the committee, allowed many girls to vote in place of their mothers.
15. Giza Governorate / Al-Agouza constituency: In the Joint National School polling station, Committee No. 9, the judge left the head of the committee for half an hour under the pretext of relieving himself while the voting process continues while he is naturally absent from the committee.
16. Minya - Bandar Mallawy - Sadat Preparatory School for Boys, Committee No. 8, No. 7, the two committees were joined because the head of Committee No. 8 did not arrive.
17. Minya - Bandar Mallawi - Al-Sadr Hospital - Committee No. 47 - Presence of 23 unsealed ballot papers
18. Beni Suef Governorate, Al-Wasta Center District, Bani Hudair Preparatory School for Boys / Committee 67, the judge of Committee No. 66 supervised Committee No. 67 as a result of the absence of a judge of Committee 67.
19. Alexandria Governorate / Mina Al-Basal District / Youssef Al-Sebaei School, Al-Orouba School, Al-Tali'a School, Al-Galaa School, there is a lack of commitment to the instructions of the Supreme Elections Committee regarding placing the screen during the voters' vote.

With regard to the legal deadlines for opening and closing committees, the mission observed a delay in opening a number of committees for a period that ranged from 10 minutes to 45 minutes in most cases, while this period extended for more than an hour in a limited number of committees, and the main reason for the delay was the delay Judges overseeing the electoral process, and delays were more prominent in the governorates of Sohag and Giza, while no effective cases were detected for early closure of polling stations.

Security measures and behavior of security forces

The behavior of the security authorities was characterized by positive neutrality, as they intervened in many cases to remove the contradictory propaganda or to remove the supporters of the candidates who had raised the riots from the vicinity of the polling stations, and there were no cases of the presence of the security forces illegally inside the polling stations.

It is worth noting that the insurance operations on the first day were carried out by joint forces from the Egyptian army and police, which succeeded in securing the operation and early dealing with some attempts to disturb the peace of the operation, as the forces succeeded in neutralizing a structural bomb in front of a school in the governor of Fayoum. A bomb in front of the Rafa'a Al-Tahtawi school in Bandar Al-Minya, the security forces defused it, and a security cordon was made. The area was combed with police dogs and bomb experts.

Participation rates

In general, the participation rates were low on the first day of voting, and although they witnessed a significant increase during the second half of the day, they did not, according to the mission's estimates, ranged between 11-13% of the total enrollment in the voter database.

The participation of women and the elderly was the most prominent in most governorates, while the participation rates of youth and younger age groups significantly decreased, and the decrease in the number of voters may be due to several reasons, including, considering that Sunday is a normal working day in Egypt and no leave has been granted to employees in the government and private sectors. In addition to the existence of another opportunity to vote in front of the voters represented tomorrow October 19, 2015, in addition to the complexity of the electoral system - according to the opinions of some citizens - that may be the reason for the low participation rates on the first day of voting, and according to what the mission monitored in some random polling sites in some governorates Until eight in the evening today, the voting rates were as follows: -

1. Beni Suef Governorate, Baba Center District, Holy Quran Memorization Committee / Committee 61: The number of those who cast their votes was about 230 votes out of a total of 1820.
2. Beni Suef Governorate, Ihnasia Center District / City Council / Committee 1: The number of those who cast their votes was about 370 out of a total of 1982.
3. Beni Suef Governorate, Beni Suef District District / The Local Unit of Sharqia Tudimant / Committee 55, the number of those who voted is about 350 out of a total of 2,240.
4. 7: Beni Suef Governorate, Al-Wasta Center District / Al-Sharraq School, Safat Meidum / Committee 1, the number of those who cast their votes was 350 votes out of 2,800
5. Beni Suef governorate, Samasta Center District / Sheikh Khattab Bashantour Primary School, the number of those who cast their votes 350 votes out of 1,350.
6. Beni Suef Governorate, Bandar Beni Suef District / School of Agriculture / Committee 133, the number of those who cast their votes was 200 out of 1978, Beni Suef Governorate.

7. Fayoum Governorate - Etsa Center District - Etsa Preparatory Girls School, Committee No. 1, the number of those who voted was about 230 out of the total number of voters.
8. Fayoum Governorate - Bandar Al-Fayoum district, Al-Basil Preparatory School, Committee No. 100, the number of those who voted was about 200 out of the total number of voters.
9. Alexandria Governorate / Karmouz District / Nasser Elementary School, Committee No. 20, the number of those who voted was about 300 out of a total of 2,269.
10. Alexandria Governorate / Dakhila District / Al-Fateh Al-Islami School in Hanovil, Committee 32, Committee 33, Committee 40, the number of those who voted 880 out of a total of 7030 electoral votes.
11. Alexandria Governorate / Muharram Bey District / Haddwan Secondary School / Committee 146, the number of those who cast their votes and the voting rates reached 85 out of 2013.
12. Alexandria Governorate / Amiriya District / Asma Bint Abi Bakr School / Committee 27, the number of those who voted is 500 out of 2000.
13. Giza Al-Ayyat Abda Seddik School, Kafr El-Rifai, the number of voters is 500 out of 4000
14. Giza Atfih Salihiya School Committee No. 36 The number of voters is 660 out of 2500
15. Sohag Governorate / Tahta District / New Tahta School: Committee 91 was closed at exactly 9 p.m. The total number of voters is 2221 and the total number of voting is 210 votes.
16. Sohag Governorate / Dar Al-Salam District / Elementary School in Nuseirat: Committee 50 was closed at exactly 9 p.m. The total number of voters was 1500 and the total number of votes was 300.
18. Sohag Governorate / Al-Maragha District / Al-Azhari Elementary Institute: Committee 39 was closed at 9 pm. The total number of voters is 1380 and the total number of votes is 320 votes.
19. Sohag Governorate / Gerga District / Beit Khellaf Preparatory School: Committee 59 was closed at exactly 9 p.m. The total number of voters was 1506 and the total number of votes was 150.
20. Giza El-Saff Preparatory School, Committee No. 2, the number of voters 163 out of 2277, there are some typographical errors in the notebooks, up to 8 papers (ballot tickets)
21. Al-Buhaira Governorate / Damanhur District / Abu Al-Rish Modern School / It contains 3 committees, namely, Committee No. 214, the number of votes 2460 and attendance, 215 voters, committee No. 215, the number of votes 2260 and attendance, 280 voters, committee No. 216 the number of votes 2262 and the attendance 250.
22. Al-Buhaira Governorate / Rasheed District / Ali Al-Jarim School / The committee contains 2 committees, and they are committee number 41, number of votes 2235 and attendance of 320 voters, committee number 42, number of votes 2235 and attendance of 294 voters.
23. Al-Buhaira Governorate / Abu Homs and Adku District / Abdul Aziz Makhiyoun Primary School for Girls / 2 committees: Committee No. 3, the number of votes is 3362 and the attendance is 513 voters, Committee No. 4 the number of votes is 3353 and the attendance is 689 voters.
24. Beheira Governorate / Kafr al-Dawar District / Kafr al-Dawar Primary School for Girls / 4 committees: Committee No. 173 the number of votes 2402 and attendance 300 voters, Committee No. 174 Number of votes 2,400 and attendance 264 voters, Committee No. 175 The number of votes 2402 and attendance 300 voters, Committee No. 176 The number of votes was 2,404, and the attendance was 287.
25. Giza Al-Badrasheen Al-Tarfaia Joint Primary Committee Sub-committees 101/102/103/104/105 Number of voters 700 out of 12,000
27. Giza Al Badrasheen Al Badrashin School The number of voters 4000 out of 28000
28. Minya Governorate: El-Menia Center, El-Hawarah Elementary School, Commission No. 119, Number of Voters, 1785, and 119 Voters
29. Minya Governorate: Bandar Al-Minya: Taha Hussein Primary School, a total of 1891 votes 1010
30. Minya Governorate: Mattay Center, Al-Orouba School, Committee 175 a total of 1737 voters, 272

Candidates' violations 

The prominent feature in a large number of polling sites was the electoral violations of some candidates represented in the electoral campaign in violation of the law in front of the polling stations. Multiple cases were monitored for distributing propaganda leaflets to candidates in front of the polling stations, and directing processes were monitored by the candidates ’representatives and their supporters to some voters, as well. What was monitored in limited cases of electoral bribes by some of the candidates' supporters, which are events that the mission documented in its reports issued throughout the day and were covered by a number of media outlets, as well as were published in detail on the official page on the social networking site Facebook, which is the “Election Observatory” page. Parliament - Egypt 2015).