The first round of elections to the upper house of parliament, the Consultative Council, will take place in Egypt on Sunday and Monday, and the second will follow on February 14 and 15, Supreme Election Commission head Abdel Moez Ibrahim was quoted as saying on the Al Ahram website.
The first vote will be held in 13 Egyptian provinces, including Cairo and Alexandria, with almost 25.5 million people eligible to cast ballots, Ibrahim said.
Another 14 provinces will vote in mid-February.
In line with Egyptian laws, two thirds of the 270-strong Consultative Council are elected in nationwide polls, with another 90 lawmakers being appointed by the head of state.
The Consultative Council is expected to hold its first session on February 28.
Egypt's newly-elected lower house of parliament, the People’s Assembly, held its first meeting since a popular uprising ousted President Hosni Mubarak a year ago, on January 23. The assembly is dominated by Islamist lawmakers from the Muslim Brotherhood and other religious groups.
