This is Egypt's first presidential election since the downfall of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The date has been set to take place on May 23rd-24th, with the final results coming roughly a month later on the date June 21st. This was announced Wednesday by the head of the election commission. The outcome will be announced just 10 days before the military council outcome ruling. The election commissioner head, Farouk Sultan stated that candidates would be able to register for the presidential election from March 10th until April 8th. This leaves a three week gap of campaigning that will commence on April 30th. The mandatory stats for candidates is that they must have at least 30,000 supporters from over 15 different cities. For the Egyptians living abroad they will be able to vote around May 11th to May 17th they want everyone to have an equal voting opportunity. Sultan stated that the police will "ensure the transparency of the elections" so that nothing out of order occurs. The election is taking a place just a year after the big revolts erupted throughout the city of Egypt.
Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/29/world/africa/egypt-election/index.html
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