Islamabad, April 15 -- Egypt's parliament is to vote on a bill of sweeping constitutional changes this week that would increase President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi's power and allow him to rule until 2030.
MPs are expected to overwhelmingly confirm the bill on Tuesday, triggering a referendum.
The proposed reforms, which were moved swiftly through committee hearings and parliamentary debates, would grant Sisi control over the judiciary, increase the military's political power and extend presidential terms to six years.
The former general, who became president in 2014 after a coup the previous year, was re-elected in 2018 with 97.8% of the vote. His attempt to extend his rule comes as autocrats in neighbouring Sudan and Algeria have fallen t...