Egypt's parliament, packed with loyalists of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is to vote Tuesday on changes to the constitution., is to vote on Tuesday on changes to the Constitution that could keep the former military chief in power until 2030.
A further change would permit Sisi to stand for another six-year term and potentially remain president until 2030. His government has been widely criticised by human rights groups for the repression of political opponents. Last week, Human Rights Watch warned that the amendments, which would also increase the military’s political role and grant Sisi control over the judiciary, would “institutionalise authoritarianism”.
As well as a crackdown on dissent, Sisi has overseen a military campaign against Islamic State group-linked militants based in the Sinai Peninsula