What remedies are available in the first instance?

Egypt

Egypt

Answer
Declare the candidate or party ineligible or eligible
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.

 

Rejectedapplicants may appeal the PEC?s decision to reject their nomination within thetwo days following the date of notification. The PEC shall decide on the appealwithin the two days following the end of the appeals period, having heard thestatements of the appellant, or having the appellant failed to appear beforethe PEC once notified to do so.

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