Egypt parliament to vote Tuesday on constitutional changes - speaker


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  • Monday, 15 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gives an address after the gunmen attack in Minya, accompanied by leaders of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the Supreme Council for Police (unseen), at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt May 26, 2017 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament will vote on Tuesday on constitutional amendments including an extension to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's current four-year-term, its speaker, Ali Abdelaal, said on Sunday.

Proposed constitutional amendments had previously suggested that Sisi would be allowed to seek two new six-year terms after his current one expires in 2022.

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