Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy urged on Sunday all Egyptians to participate in the second phase of the parliamentary elections in order to preserve Egypt and its environment.
Earlier, Fahmy cast his vote in the elections at a polling station located in a school in the Maadi district of Cairo.
Egypt's parliamentary elections feature the last step in the country's roadmap announced after the June 30 revolution. 
It was preceded by drafting a new constitution and holding a presidential election.
The vote for the Egyptian expatriates started on Saturday and will continue on Sunday.
It is held on Sunday and Monday for Egyptians at home in the 13 governorates of Cairo, Qalioubiya, Daqahliya, Menoufiya, Gharbiya, Kafr el Sheikh, Sharqiya, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai.
Source: MENA