Egypt's President el-Sisi Says He Will Leave Office in 2030
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pledged to step down in 2030 and respect constitutional limits. He is also seeking parliamentary approval to help defend Saudi Arabia.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has led the country for more than a dozen years, has pledged to leave office in 2030 and to respect the limits the constitution places on his time in power, The New York Times reported on 17 October.
At the same time, el-Sisi is asking parliament to approve Egyptian help in defending Saudi Arabia. The source gives no further detail on what form or scale that support would take.
The two announcements concern who will hold the highest office in Egypt and what role the country will play in regional security. Only these main points are publicly known so far.
