Egypt’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved constitutional amendments that tighten President Abdel Fattah Sisi’s grip on power and could keep him in office until at least 2030. The changes are to be put to the public in a national referendum.
and has virtually outlawed demonstrations. The country is the third-biggest jailer of journalists in the world, and Egyptian media are nearly all under the government's thumb.
But Abdel Aal suggested that the constitution could be altered again:"We are in need of a new constitution, and there is no way that 10 years will pass without there being a new constitution.” “There have been significant concerns about the fairness and transparency of the process in light of the smear campaigns targeting MPs who opposed the amendments, the failure to sufficiently incorporate opposition voices in the dialogue sessions and the larger context in which opposition voices outside the parliament have been subject to forcible disappearance, arrest, prosecution and silencing,” she said.
“We do not expect the majority of voters to support our view. I don’t think they even know of our existence,” Sayed said. “I think the turnout rate will be low, and the government might decide to use some heavy-handed measures to get people to the voting places."
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