Egyptian pro-government media are urging a “Yes” vote on the second day of a nationwide referendum that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030. Voting will continue through Monday to allow maximum turnout, which the government hopes will lend the referendum legitimacy. Opposition parties have called on voters to reject the changes, blasted by critics as a major step back to authoritarianism. El-Sissi came to power in 2014 and was re-elected for a second four-year term last year. Trucks with loudspeakers drove around central Cairo Sunday morning urging high turnout.

Source: The Hindu April 21, 2019 07:30 UTC