Egypt’s Sisi to be sworn in Saturday

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be sworn in for his second term on Saturday during a special parliament session, reports AFP quoting state-media.

Sisi’s second term in office was sealed when he won 97 percent of valid votes in a presidential election in March.

Saturday will be the first presidential swearing in to be held in parliament since former ruler Hosni Mubarak began his fifth consecutive term in 2005, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Tuesday.

The current parliament was elected in 2015, a year after Sisi was elected for his first term.

The session will be attended by lawmakers and media personalities, as well as other guests including ambassadors, head of universities, and religious leaders, Al-Ahram newspaper reported.

Sisi defeated sole rival Moussa Mostafa Moussa, who was seen by critics as a token candidate to try to legitimise the Egyptian leader’s re-election, during the March vote.

 

Egypts Sisi to be sworn in Saturday

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be sworn in for his second term on Saturday during a special parliament session, reports AFP quoting state-media. Sisis second term in office was sealed when he won 97 percent of valid votes in a presidential election in March. Saturday will be the first presidential swearing in to be held in parliament since former ruler Hosni Mubarak began his fifth consecutive term in 2005, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Tuesday. The current parliament was elected in 2015, a year after Sisi was elected for his first term. The session will be attended by lawmakers and media personalities, as well as other guests including ambassadors, head of universities, and religious leaders, Al-Ahram newspaper reported. Sisi defeated sole rival Moussa Mostafa Moussa, who was seen by critics as a token candidate to try to legitimise the Egyptian leaders re-election, during the March vote.