The Presidential Election Observatory of the Maat Foundation “Egypt 2018” issues its first report

A preliminary reading in the legislative environment governing the presidential elections 

The Presidential Election Observatory issued “Egypt 2018 ″ Affiliated to the Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights, its first report on following up the electoral process under the title “ The Legislative Environment Governing the Presidential Elections - A Preliminary Reading

The Maat Foundation had launched the Presidential Election Observatory “Egypt 2018” in mid-July 2017 with the aim of following up, monitoring and evaluating all aspects related to the Egyptian presidential elections based on internationally recognized standards of freedom and integrity. The first report included a reading in the constitutional and legal framework governing the elections through discussion Constitutional and legal requirements for presidential election candidates, the legislative framework governing the procedures for the electoral process, and the body overseeing the electoral process

The report concluded that the constitutional and legal conditions for candidacy are acceptable from the perspective of recognized international standards for free and fair elections. The report also indicated that the upcoming presidential elections will eliminate one of the most important institutional problems that prevailed in the previous elections, as the Presidential Election Commission in the past was Of a temporary nature that does not make it grasp all the strings of the electoral process, and the absence of a functional entity and a strong executive body affiliated with the supervisory body was leading to many logistical and organizational problems, which is expected to be overcome after the establishment of the National Election Commission according to a law that takes into account the spirit of the constitutional text.

The report said, “The legal frameworks under which the electoral process will take place in 2018 is characterized by a great deal of guarantees of freedom, integrity and competitiveness, but the matter will remain dependent on the nature of implementing these procedures, and it will also depend on the nature of the performance of the National Elections Commission and its ability to complete its internal regulations and institutional structure in The right time before the start of the next presidential election.

The report recommends the necessity to expedite the completion of the formation of the commission, choose its functional apparatus, and provide the necessary support to it before the end of 2017 in order for it to have sufficient time to manage the electoral competition with the utmost efficiency and neutrality.

To view the report  https://maatpeace.org/uGUgR