By Akram Medhat
Minister of Tourism Yehia Rashed has decided to postpone the elections of the tourism chambers, which had been scheduled for June 20, corresponding to 25 Ramadan, until after the end of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Counselor Ahmed El-Mahdy, legal adviser to the Ministry of Tourism, said the decision came after a memorandum submitted by the head of the Egyptian Tourism Federation requesting a postponement of the elections because of the difficulty for general assembly members and candidates coming from various governorates to travel to and stay in Cairo at this time.
In a related context, El-Mahdy said the Ministry of Tourism is currently writing to the State Council to seek a legal opinion on how to complete the boards of directors of chambers that did not receive the required number of candidates by the close of nominations yesterday.
The Minister of Tourism had issued a decision on May 29 to hold the elections of the Egyptian Tourism Federation and its affiliated chambers for the 17th session (2017-2021) on Tuesday, June 20, with nominations for the chambers' boards of directors and their representatives at the federation to be submitted from May 28 to 31.
