- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, who was re-elected without any real competition this week, may stay in power beyond his current term limits.
- Sisi’s allies want to change the country’s constitution to allow Sisi to remain president past his current two-term limit.
- The push is inspired by China’s moves to eliminate presidential term limits to keep Xi Jinping in power for life.
Freshly reelected Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi may stay in power beyond his current two-term limit if his allies follow through with plans to change the constitution in his favor, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Supporters of Sisi say they have been inspired by China’s recent moves to abolish presidential term limits in order to keep President Xi Jinping in office indefinitely.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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