Egyptians are voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power until 2030 and broaden the military's role
Egyptians are voting in a three-day referendum on constitutional changes that could allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 and boost the role of the powerful military.
A woman casts her vote during the referendum on draft constitutional amendments, at a polling station in Cairo.Polls closed at 1900 GMT and at the time, the national election commission had not yet given official figures for the turnout on the first day. People carrying flags and wearing T-shirts saying “do the right thing” - the slogan plastered on thousands of posters across the capital ahead of the referendum - meanwhile campaigned for a Yes vote.
If approved, the amendments would extend Sisi’s current term to six years from four and allow him to run again for a third six-year term in 2024. Sisi came to power after spearheading, as defense minister, the removal of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Mursi as president in 2013. He was elected as president a year later and won the second four-year term last year.
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