CAIRO - Egypt’s Parliament began deliberations Wednesday over constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in office till 2034 — 12 more years after his current, second term expires in 2022. Egypt's Parliament meets to deliberate over constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in office till 2034, in Cairo Egypt, Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019. Sissi's current second term expires in 2022. Along with extending a president’s term in office from four to six years, the amendments include a special article that applies only to el-Sissi and allows him to run for two more six-year terms after his current term expires in 2022. The amendments also envisage the office of one or two vice-presidents, a revived Senate, and a 25 per cent quota for women in parliament.

Source: thestar February 13, 2019 10:37 UTC