40 Democratic Transition and Human Rights Support Center secondary anduniversity education. counselor inevery governorate who hasthepower by the law to interfere inthe a new generation by themilitary education through the powers ofthemilitary authorities andmilitarizing the state andthesociety. The regime tries to educate citizens. Meanwhile, the regime continues consolidating its tyranny in the three hospitals have passedwithoutaccountability andover theshouldandlives ofthe Thegreedy behaviour oftheowners ofinstitutions, companies andprivate and themarginalized persons. the institutions ofpolitical oppression against the citizens like workers, thepoor state’s economic andsocialpolicieshave alsorevealed thecooperation among Rather, the epidemichasbecome oneoftherepressive tools oftheregime. The from enhancingdemocracy andhumanrights. confirm the failure ofthe state’s policiesinEgypt at various levels whichis far Theregime’s policyincombating theepidemic represents another occasion to has socialandeconomic repercussions. 30th ofSeptember of2020,undertheimpactsasevere epidemiccrisisthat haswitnessedduringthemonitoring periodfrom the1st ofAprilto the transition andhumanrights related tothedemocratic The policiesandlegislations Egypt

The semi-annual report 41 42 Democratic Transition and Human Rights Support Center transition inEgypt to thedemocratic legislations related The policiesand its presence in the lives of citizens at all levels. all at citizens of the lives the in presence confirm its to cooperate rootto opportunity everyexploits which oppression, of spread the and rule sections of military institutionalization two The epidemic. social the for on the occasionpolicy the of spread of the covid axis special a within and framework legislative and structural the of components two within the here presented are legislations and Policies completed the draft law which was submitted by by submitted Dr. was which law draft the completed the Parliament and of Legislative Committee the Affairs 2020, Constitutional of June of 10th the On tools. institutional and legal with project domination the of implementation the on worked regime the 2020, of summer the During framework legislative the 2019. since reviewing by authority legislative the over the past control its increasing during on period focused has regime Egyptian The them. among balances the and authorities wouldThis be clearby introducingthe three legitimacy.lost a for play directed poorly a in him to subordinate remain authorities the while republic The upper hand inEgypt isfor the president of the framework The legislative and structural The legislative authority The following is a review ofthemost important amendments: Authority. 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The semi-annual report 43 44 Democratic Transition and Human Rights Support Center making it impossible for the voices of the opposition to make balance in the institution that the institution in balance make to opposition the of voices the for impossible it making supporters, its and regime the of desires the to according formed is Egypt in arena political The Coordination. YouthParty Generation, Protectors of the Homeland, Modern Egypt, the National Movement In addition to the of a Will the Democratic, Egyptian the Development, Tagamoa, and Reform the Justice, Al-Ghad, currently includes, in addition to the Nation’s Future Party , the Wafd Party, the Republican people, parties, namely the Freedom Party, the Free Egyptians party andthe Conference party. As the list coordinatethe governorates in at thelevelseats. individual of listHis accord of 3 newincluded to it agreed And Republic. the throughout list electoral national unified a with elections, Senate Nation’s “the the pro-regime the in run to by initially Parliament,agreed the in majority parliamentary a party,Future” has which headed parties political 16 elections, these for preparation In courtsover27 all medical thein republic, the checkups.submitting the of results including applicationsThe for candicacy Senate the of elections the for were received8 of a period for days 2020. of July of 18th the to July receiving of applications 11th from the candidacy for electoral of the openning of the Senate, schedule process the includes the of which and elections National Elections Authority, declared the the of call head for the the voters and toCassation voteof inside andCourt outside Egyptthe inof the head deputy the Ibrahim, Lasheen chansellor The the examined: for results election the reviewing By All theselaws were approved onthe7thand17thofJune2020. it witnesses theregime’s as control over its pillars.all especially life, political controlling and framing towards direction clear a considered is this and Parliament, Egyptian of the session periodic final and fifth the of beginning the fromstarted This direction towards amending the legal framework for parliamentary and presidential elections election year, starting in September 2020. The aforementioned amendments are highly sensitive as they come together during the scheduled 2 https https https https

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The semi-annual report 45 46 Democratic Transition and Human Rights Support Center The National Elections Authoritydeclared the resultsoftheelectionsSenate officially: controlledthe Senate seats. of cases reported voting by have receiving Activists money. committees. The election the results came of as expected, doors as the the regime’s at listscitizens and loyalists some of presence the Greater , therebroadcastwith ofsatellite loyal channels to theregime footage that shows the lowand denselypopulated turnout, especiallyinpopular areas in the governorates of Confronting in evident clearly elderly,were Copts the mobilize attempts and to the women while transport them to the committees, and urged them to go through loudspeakers in various regions, the various governorates. Candidates intrigued the voters by providing means of transportation to in votes their cast to voters of turnout a weak witnessed elections the made, efforts the Despite trend. same the to exclusive almost is seats individual Winning passed. be to required are that laws the of most tomake pass will it that guarantees together are coming which parliament, the of obtains List) 50% Coalition pro-regimeSupport (the listEgypt closed districts the electoral of distribution the parliamentary seats in the hands and of the loyal parties laws to the executive authority. electoral It is not enoughThe that areto equal of votesthe number gets. it democratic countries resort to the open list system in which each list gets a number of seats which the entire list, which is considered the same as the appointment rather than election. Usually, the citizens the as they on electoratevotes on parties political the vote the of of will the imposes and The closed list system faces huge objections from legal jurists because it includes the dedication of in each of them. system, and 284 seats in the absolute closed lists, and parties and independents are entitled to run individual the by seats 284 become Parliamenthas the and 5%, than moreParliament, not the in Accordingto theamendments, the President oftheRepublicmay appoint anumberofmembers the abroad live of who Egyptians each and for allocated disabilities with are people seats youth, of for a representation number and A farmers, and workers citizens, And Christian seats. total the of 25% than less no for 4 3

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