Local council elections will likely be held after next year’s presidential elections

Egypt could hold local council elections following the presidential elections in 2018, as the House of Representatives has yet to complete its review of the Local Administration Act, Al Masry Al Youm reports. The act, which will establish elected local councils throughout Egypt’s governorates, was held up at the Egyptian Council of State (Maglis El Dawla) before being passed onto the House in October, where it has yet to see the light of day. Sources tell the newspaper the legislation will likely be passed at the end of parliament’s next session, which comes to a close in mid-2018.