FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attends a news conference at the end of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian parliament on Thursday approved in principle draft constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2034 and tighten his control of the judiciary.
The proposed changes have divided the Western-allied Arab country of nearly 100 million people. Sisi supporters say they are necessary to give the president more time to complete mega development projects and economic reforms he has launched.
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