Sisi, 'my mandate ends in 2030, we will not change the Egyptian Constitution'

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his presidential term will end in 2030, stressing that the country's Constitution will not be amended to extend his term in office, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported. The Turkish news agency Anadolu writes it.

"2030 will mark the end of my presidential term. The issue is definitively closed," Sisi said during a graduation ceremony at the Egyptian Military Academy. Al-Sisi reiterated that the Egyptian Constitution "will not be touched", underlining the need to prevent any violation of constitutional and democratic principles.

He explained that the Constitution defines the role of the armed forces in protecting constitutional order, democracy and the fundamental pillars of the state.

"I will not leave the Egyptian state until it is full of people capable of assuming their responsibilities," he added, noting that a new generation of leaders is currently being trained at the Egyptian Military Academy.