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RSS FeedsEgypt lawmakers approve possible 3-decade rule by president
(World News Egypt)

 
 

14 february 2019 19:47:54

 
Egypt lawmakers approve possible 3-decade rule by president
(World News Egypt)
 


CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend term limits for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi until 2034, part of a package of constitutional amendments also set to further enshrine the military`s role in politics that will now face a national referendum. Of the 596-seat Parliament, 485 lawmakers backed the amendments, which could see the former general ruling for the length of four U.S. presidential terms, in addition to the nearly five years he`s already spent in office. Critics of the move argue that Egypt is slipping back into authoritarianism, eight years after a pro-democracy...


 
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