Egyptian Parliament Approves Proposed Constitutionl Amendments Tuesday April 16,2019

Egypt's parliament has passed proposed constitutional amendments that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi remain in power until 2030

The amendments approved by the 596-member parliament, which is dominated by pro-Sisi politicians, include allowing the general-turned-president to extend his current term by two years and stand for another six-year mandate.

The vote on Tuesday April 16,2019 sends the changes to a public referendum that will likely take place before early May 2019 when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts

Sisi led the 2013 military overthrow of elected president and Muslim Brotherhood member Mohamed Morsi. He won his first term as president in 2014 and was re-elected in March 2018 with more than 97 percent of the vote, after standing virtually unopposed.