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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Egypt MPs back constitution changes to extend Sissi rule until 2030
Members of Egypt’s parliament have approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030, state media reports.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at the 55th Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 16, 2019 (Sven Hoppe / DPA / AFP)
“The president’s current term shall expire at the end of six years from the date of his election as president in 2018,” says the official Al-Ahram news website and broadcaster Nile TV.
“He can be re-elected for another [six-year] term.”
— AFP
