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Egypt constitutional changes could mean Sisi rule until 2030
Source: BBC
Egypt constitutional changes could mean Sisi rule until 2030
16 April 2019
Egypt's parliament has approved constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030.
Mr Sisi is due to stand down in 2022, when his second four-year term ends.
But the amendments, which must be put to a referendum within 30 days, would lengthen his current term to six years and allow him to stand for one more.
They would also give Mr Sisi more power over the judiciary and further enshrine the military's role in politics.
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16 April 2019
Egypt's parliament has approved constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030.
Mr Sisi is due to stand down in 2022, when his second four-year term ends.
But the amendments, which must be put to a referendum within 30 days, would lengthen his current term to six years and allow him to stand for one more.
They would also give Mr Sisi more power over the judiciary and further enshrine the military's role in politics.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47947035