Voters in 13 Egyptians governorates on Monday started heading for ballot boxes to elect candidates in the second day of the 2nd phase of the parliamentary elections.
Heads of the subcommittees, including judges and members of the various judicial bodies, resumed their work on Monday by checking the seals of the ballot boxes and all the voting cards before opening the doors for voters to cast their ballots.
The second round of parliamentary elections, held over Sunday and Monday, covers the 13 governorates of Cairo, Qalioubiya, Daqahliya, Menoufiya, Gharbiya, Kafr el Sheikh, Sharqiya, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai.
Runoffs will be held on December 1-2 for Egyptian at home, and on November 30 to December 1 for Egyptian expatriates.
Some 27.5 million voters are eligible to cast their vote in the second round compared to 25.5 million in the first stage.
As many as 222 independent parliamentary seats will be available in this vote, with 2,847 candidates competing in 102 constituencies. In addition there are 60 seats which will be filled by whichever party list secures a majority in two constituencies: Cairo and the Middle and South Delta (which has 45 seats), and East Delta (with 15 seats).
Four electoral coalitions will compete for the 45-seat Cairo and Delta constituency with 180 candidates or 45 each: “For the Love of Egypt”, the Nour Party, the Egyptian Front and Independence Current Alliance, and the Republican Alliance of Social Forces.
The first round of the polls ended up by a turnout reported at 26.56 percent. 

Source: MENA.