Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Egypt schedules referendum on constitutional changes

Parliament overwhelmingly approved the amendments on Tuesday. They would only extend a president's term in office from 4 to 6 years. But they include a special article specific to el-Sissi to extend his current, second term to six years and allow him to run for another six-year term in 2024.

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IrN3xv

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