The amendm­ents extend presid­ential terms from four to six years but mainta­in a limit of two termsCAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday set a referendum for April 20-22 on sweeping consitutional changes including amendments that could extend President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule until 2030. “The referendum process … will take place inside Egypt… from April 20-22,” Lashin Ibrahim, head of the National Election Authority said at a press conference. The amendments extend presidential terms from four to six years, but maintain a limit of two terms. Egypt parliament votes to extend Sisi presidencyUnder the changes, Sisi’s current term will be prolonged to 2024 from 2022 and he would then be allowed to run for another six-year term. As a military chief, Sisi led the army’s overthrow of elected president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 following mass protests against the Islamist leader’s rule.

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2019 14:26 UTC