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How Egypt's President Tightened his Grip

Reuters

   CAIRO, EGYPT - This spring, as Egypt's parliament debated handing
   President Abdel Fatah el-Sissi greater power and allowing him to govern
   until 2030, speaker Ali Abdelaal declared the proposals were the will
   of the nation's legislature. The ideas, he said, were "born in
   parliament, and the president has nothing to do with them, from near or
   far."

   The reality was different, said five people with knowledge of the
   matter.

   Three of Sissi's close advisers, including his eldest son, Mahmoud, had
   begun planning the changes to the constitution several months earlier,
   soon after Sissi was elected to a second and final term in office in
   April 2018, according to these sources, one of whom was present at the
   discussions.
   

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