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It\u2019s looking like local elections will not be happening anytime soon, as the Local Administration Act \u2014 which sets up locally elected councils \u2014 will take 3-5 years to be implemented, according to Mohamed Elsewedy, who heads the House\u2019s majority Support Egypt coalition. The law is currently with Maglis El Dawla (Council of State) and will be with the House of Representatives following the review, he tells Al Mal<\/a>. The government had initially stated<\/a> that these local elections would take place following the 2018 presidential ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s looking like local elections will not be happening anytime soon, as the Local Administration Act \u2014 which sets up locally elected councils \u2014 will take 3-5 years to be implemented, according to Mohamed Elsewedy, who heads the House\u2019s majority Support Egypt coalition. 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