(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Cairo Muharram 8 1437 Oct 21 2015 SPA -- Egypt's High Election Commission said Wednesday that 26.6 percent of voters participated in the first round of parliamentary elections earlier this week AP reported.
In a televised statement it said that the vast majority of seats will now head to a runoff vote which is scheduled to begin next Tuesday. Some seven million voters participated out of a total 27 million registered in the 14 governorates voting in this week's round the first of two.
Monday was the second day of voting for the 14 provinces including Cairo's twin city of Giza and the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. Voting in Egypt's other 13 provinces including Cairo will take place next month.
-- SPA
22:31 LOCAL TIME 19:31 GMT
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