It is difficult to overstate the importance of Egypt’s ongoing House of Representatives elections .

The voting results will not only decide the composition of the next parliament but will also determine whether, and for how long, the rule of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will be extended.

The vote comes amid an economic crisis and growing public frustration, raising the stakes for a president desperate to secure his long-term political survival.

El-Sisi came to power following a 2013 military coup , quickly consolidating power and establishing an ultra-authoritarian political framework.

In 2019, he pushed for a referendum on constitutional amendments that would grant him more power and effectively extend his rule, which was supposed to end in 2022.

The regime did not take any

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