Egypt: Presidential polls to be held on March 26-28

By Viola Fahmy

CAIRO

Egypt will hold a presidential election on March 26-28, 2018, head of the country’s electoral commission announced Monday.

Speaking at a news conference, Lasheen Ibrahim, head of National Electoral Commission, said the Egyptians, who are living abroad, would cast their votes on March 16-18.

Last Tuesday, the National Electoral Commission announced that it would update voters' database, either by deletion or addition, in accordance with the constitution and the law on the exercise of political rights.