MP Ismail Nasr Eddin, who proposed extending the president's term of office in the Constitution, withdrew his proposal upon the desire of citizens and other MPs. Nasr Eddin told Al-Masry Al-Youm he backtracked on his proposal which he did not intend for a "spefic" president. At the end, amendments will be voted on by the parliament and put to a referendum for the public to decide upon, Nasr Eddin said. In case Article 140 on the president's term of office is ratified, it will not apply to the current president's term of office, he pointed out. Nasr Eddin had earlier Sunday started collecting signatures of other MPs for a petition amending the Constitution to extend the president's time in office.

Source: Egypt Independent March 02, 2017 09:36 UTC