Egypt parliamentary vote dates set

Poll officials say a general election will be held in Egypt in stages from March 21 to May 7.

(AAP)

Egypt is to hold a general election in stages from March 21 to May 7, poll officials say, in the first parliamentary vote since the July 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

The elections are expected to help consolidate the regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted Morsi and targeted his Muslim Brotherhood movement in a crackdown that has left hundreds dead.