CAIRO: Voting in each phase of Egypt’s three-stage parliamentary election will be held over two days instead of one, Egypt’s ruling military council decided on Friday.
The decision aims to avoid "overcrowding and security issues" in polling stations during Egypt’s first free parliamentary ballot in living memory, an interior ministry source told Reuters.
"Those who cannot vote on the first day can do so on the next," the source told Reuters.
Preparations for voting have been overshadowed by violence during protests in central Cairo and elsewhere against the ruling military council. A protest against the military council in Cairo’s Tahrir Square entered its eighth day on Friday.
The first round of voting will now be held on Monday and Tuesday. Run-offs for seats where no candidate wins a clear majority will also be held over two days.
