Will Egypt's House of Representatives approve an authorisation for m…

Will Egypt's House of Representatives approve an authorisation for military action to defend Saudi Arabia by 25 October 2026?

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Base rate

90%

Crowd

—

Deadline

25 October 2026 · 3 days left

Opened

17 October 2026

Status

open

Criteria

YES if Egypt's House of Representatives adopts, by 25 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC, a resolution or vote authorising the president to deploy or use armed forces in defence of Saudi Arabia (conditional on a Saudi request counts). A statement of support without authorisation, or a deferral, is NO. Source: Ahram, Reuters, AFP or the House.

Probability over time

erratabase rate

Method

Batch 17.10: my number written before asking Claude Fable blind (it never saw mine); ensemble = log-odds mean of base and the two judgements.

Models are combined as a mean in log-odds; see How we forecast.

Every update

Date	Probability	Models	Reason
20 October 2026	5%	Base rate 90% mine 88% fable 85%	Vote scheduled for 26 Oct (Middle East Online, Euronews, Al Jazeera 19 Oct), after the 25 Oct deadline; only an unscheduled early session could resolve YES
19 October 2026	15%	Base rate 90% mine 88% fable 85%	19.10: House adjourned the mandate session a second time; Reuters (via Straits Times 19.10) says the vote is expected next week, Arabic outlets (alsaudi.news, Roayah 19.10) say discussions resume 26.10, after the 25.10 deadline. AFP (via SOFX) said deliberations continue Tuesday 20.10, so an early vote is not excluded.
18 October 2026	75%	Base rate 90% mine 88% fable 85%	18.10: parliament debated but postponed the vote to 19.10 (MEE citing Reuters); delay, not rejection
17 October 2026	86%	Base rate 90% mine 88% fable 85%	Sisi asked for an emergency session on 17 Oct; plenary set for 18 Oct; the House approved past security requests (Libya 2020 unanimously). Residual risk: a support statement short of authorisation.

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