CAIRO—Egyptians are set to vote as early as next week on constitutional changes that would allow President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to remain in power until 2030, a change critics say would strengthen his authoritarian rule. Setting up the vote, Egypt’s parliament passed a package of amendments on Tuesday that include an extension of the president’s term and an expansion of his power over the judiciary. Most lawmakers are Sisi loyalists, and 531 of them supported the changes in a 596-member assembly, according to the state-owned...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 16, 2019 20:03 UTC