Hesham Badawy Elected President of the New Egyptian House of Representatives

SadaNews - Members of the Egyptian House of Representatives elected Counselor Hesham Badawy as the president of the new House during its inaugural session today, Monday, at the new council headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.

Counselor Hesham Badawy received 521 votes for the presidency of the House, against 49 votes for MP Mahmoud Sami El-Imam.

The inaugural session of the new House of Representatives was chaired by Abla El-Hawary, in her capacity as the oldest member, while Samia Al-Hadidi and Soja Amr Hindi managed the session as the youngest members.

The inaugural session was attended by 596 members, representing the full composition of the new parliament from the winning MPs in the parliamentary elections, in addition to the members appointed by a decision from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The session witnessed the members of the council taking the constitutional oath, marking the beginning of their parliamentary duties for five years, in accordance with the constitution and the internal regulations of the House.

Longest Parliamentary Elections

The first session of the council followed the conclusion of the longest parliamentary elections in the history of Egyptian parliamentary life, which lasted for nearly three months.

It is noteworthy that Counselor Hesham Badawy is one of the members of the House of Representatives appointed by a decision from the President of the Republic. He previously held the position of head of the Central Auditing Agency and served as Assistant Minister of Justice for Combating Corruption and Chief of Cairo Court of Appeal.

Counselor Hesham Badawy has investigated several cases that concern Egyptian national security, including cases of jihadist and takfiri movements, such as the Hezbollah cell case in 2009 and the Nasr City cell case in 2012. He is also among the prominent names linked to financial oversight and anti-corruption files in recent years.

Major Political Parties

The recent parliamentary elections resulted in the "Future of the Nation" Party successfully maintaining its position as the largest parliamentary bloc, followed by the National Front and Nation’s Protectors parties. Eight opposition parties obtained 53 seats, about 10% of the elected members of the council, with seats distributed among these parties as follows: 11 seats for the Democratic Egyptian Party, 11 for the Justice Party, 9 seats for the Reform and Development Party, which is equal with the Wafd Party, and 6 seats for the Nour Party, 5 seats for the Tagammu Party, and one seat each for the Conservatives and the Awareness Party.

The 2026 parliament witnessed the highest parliamentary representation of women in its history, reaching approximately 26.8%, including 14 female deputies appointed by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as part of the parliamentary appointments.