of judicial and international supervision, this ensured the NDP a super-majority win of seats for both houses. The Muslim Brotherhood was not recognized as a political party by the law, but its members were allowed to run as independents. Latest elections 2020 Senate election 2018 Presidential election 2020 Parliamentary election Next elections Egyptian presidential elections are held using a two-round system; the next election should be held in 2024. The House of Representatives sits for a five-year term but can be dissolved earlier by the president. Referendums The first referendum in Egypt was held on 23 June 1956. The electorate agreed with the adoption of the new 1956 constitution, and with the election of Gamal Abdel Nasser as President of Egypt. See also Electoral calendar Electoral system 2019 Egyptian constitutional referendum References Bibliography External links Egypt Elections Watch – Jadaliyya Aswatna Virtual Resource Center a central resource for electoral information in Egypt Global Integrity Report: Egypt has an analysis of election integrity in Egypt. Adam Carr's Election Archive IDEA Report on Egypt Elections in Egypt, Human Rights Watch, 2010