Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark, said on Wednesday he did not mind amending the constitution to set the president’s term of office to six years instead of four years. The sources described reports on the amendment of the presidential term as merely personal and individual suggestions. Nasr al-Din said in comments published in Al-Shorouk that the proposed amendment would only apply to the next president. According to an official statement released from Nasr al-Din earlier this month, the suggested draft law would extend the presidential term in order to give the president ample time to execute plans. The statement noted that it is vital nowadays to put radical amendments in the current constitution, as its articles were drafted under circumstances that are completely different than the current situation in Egypt.

Source: Egypt Independent December 06, 2018 11:51 UTC