The procedures for electing the President of the Republic shall be initiated at least one hundred
twenty days prior to the end of the presidential term. The result must be announced at least thirty
days prior to the end of such term.
The President of the Republic may not hold any partisan position throughout his presidential
term.
Article (141)
A presidential candidate must be an Egyptian born to Egyptian parents, and neither he or his
parents or his spouse may have held any other nationality. He must enjoy civil and political
rights, must have performed the military service or have been exempted therefrom by law, and
shall not be less than forty calendar years of age on the day of commencing candidacy
registration. Other requirements for candidacy shall be set out by Law.
Article (142)
To be accepted as a candidate for the presidency, candidates must receive the recommendation of
at least twenty elected members of the House of Representatives, or support from at least twenty
five thousand citizens enjoying the right to vote, in at least fifteen governorates, with a minimum
of one thousand supporter from each governorate.
In all cases, no one can support more than one candidate as regulated by Law.
Article (143)
The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct secret ballot, with an absolute majority
of valid votes.
Procedures for electing the President of the Republic are regulated by Law.
Article (144)
As a condition for assuming his duties, the President of the Republic shall take the following
oath before the House of Representatives: “I swear by The Almighty God to loyally uphold the
republican system, respect the Constitution and the Law, fully uphold the interests of the People
and to safeguard the independence of the nation and the integrity and safety of its territories.”
In case of the absence of the House of Representatives, the oath shall be taken before the General
Assembly of the Supreme Constitutional Court.
Article (145)
The salary of the President of the Republic shall be determined by Law. The President may not
receive any other salary or remuneration. No modification to the salary may come into effect
during the presidential term during which it is approved. Throughout his presidential term, the
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