Shura Council third stage elections tomorrow in eight governorate
Egypt, Politics, 6/6/2001

The third and last stage of Shura Council Mid-term elections will take place tomorrow in the eight governorates namely, Cairo, Alexandria, Kafr E1 Sheikh, Menia Assiut, Sohag, New Valley and Aswan. 241 candidates are competing in 24 constituencies for 33 seats. Minister of Justice Farouq Seiful Nasr said 7661 members of the judiciary, including 14 women will supervise the third stage.

The third run-off elections will take place on 12 June. After the third stage, Minister of interior will present a report on the final results of Shura Council Mid-term elections including the number of seats,-the number of political parties candidates who won the elections and the independents too

Minister of People's Assembly and Shura Council affairs, Kamal A1 Shazli said no decision was made on the interpellation placed by people's Assembly Member, Kamal Ahmad on the Bourse.

Meantime, Kamal Ahmed said he will present the files he has on the irregularities in the Bourse to the prosecutor General. All the points he raised in the interpellation in the people's Assembly are documented, he highlighted. As an Egyptian citizen, Kamal Ahmed added, I will pursue the issue to the end.

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