In the first round of polls for 150 seats last month, the NDP secured 118 seats. Independents won 26 seats. Opposition parties won five seats, three by leftist Tagammu Party, one AL-Wafd Party and the fifth by the Nasserists. The third and final round of voting will take place on November 8. 1,400 candidates are contesting in these areas for 160 seats.
Observers predict massive run-offs in the coming round.
The polls are being fully supervised by the judiciary for the first time in compliance with a verdict passed by the Constitutional Supreme Court in June. Egypt is divided into 222 constituencies, each represented by two members. The NDP which held an overwhelming majority in the outgoing legrislature has fielded contenders in all constituencies.