Requirement to issue reasoned decision

Egypt

Answer

Yes

Source

Presidential Decision No. 22/2014, on “PresidentialElections Law” (unofficial translation, copyis available upon request)

Article ( 15)

The PEC shall notify applicants whose applications are rejected,indicating the reasons for its decision to reject their nomination, within aperiod not exceeding twenty-four hours of the date of issuing the rejectiondecision and in accordance with the procedures established by the PEC.

Rejected applicants may appeal the PEC?sdecision to reject their nomination within the two days following the date ofnotification. The PEC shall decide on the appeal within the two days followingthe end of the appeals period, having heard the statements of the appellant, orhaving the appellant failed to appear before the PEC once notified to do so.