
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced on the 17th that there will be no constitutional amendments to extend his rule beyond 2030, when his third and final term ends.
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Egypt approved constitutional amendments in 2019 to extend President El-Sisi's second term, and he succeeded in winning a third term in the 2024 presidential election.
(Cairo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced on the 17th (local time) that there will be no constitutional amendments to extend his rule after 2030, when his third and final term ends.
President El-Sisi attended the military academy graduation ceremony broadcast on TV in Cairo on this day and said, “I will not touch the constitution,” and added, “2030 will be the end of my term as president leading this country.”
He continued, “This matter has been completely concluded and will not be discussed further.”
President el-Sisi, a former army general, ousted Mohamed Morsi, the first popularly elected president, in 2013 and took power the following year.
Egypt approved constitutional amendments in 2019, extending President El-Sisi's second term from four to six years.
This constitutional amendment opened the way for President el-Sisi to run for another six-year presidential term, and won the 2024 presidential election, succeeding in his third term.

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