Sisi says he will leave office when term ends in 2030

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on October 17 that he would leave office when his current term expires in 2030 and that Egypt’s constitution would not be changed. His remarks at a military academy graduation ceremony state his intention; they do not establish that he will leave office at the end of the term. Speaking to graduates and officials at the Egyptian Military Academy in the New Administrative Capital, Sisi said the period leading up to 2030 would mark the end of his presidency. He described the matter as settled and said there would be no discussion about it. He also said the constitution would not be touched. Sisi said the academy was training a new generation of leaders, including prospective officials, ministers and presidential candidates. The program, he said, was intended to prepare people to take on responsibility. The remarks linked his stated departure with developing future leadership, though they did not specify how candidates would be selected or what roles they might assume. Sisi was reelected in 2023 to a six-year term that is due to expire in 2030. Constitutional amendments approved in a 2019 referendum extended presidential terms from four...