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Do not fill this in! ==== President el-Sisi (2014–present) ==== [[File:Egypt Metro Covid19.jpg|thumb|upright|Women in Cairo wear face masks during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt]] in March 2020.]] On 26 March 2014, Field Marshal [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]], Egyptian Defence Minister and Commander-in-Chief [[Egyptian Armed Forces]], retired from the military, announcing he would stand as a candidate in the [[2014 Egyptian presidential election|2014 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/97612/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-ElSisi-bids-military-farewell,-says-he-will.aspx|title=Egypt's El-Sisi bids military farewell, says he will run for presidency|publisher=Ahram Online|date=26 March 2014|access-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327220831/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/97612/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-ElSisi-bids-military-farewell,-says-he-will.aspx|archive-date=27 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The poll, held between 26 and 28 May 2014, resulted in a landslide victory for el-Sisi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former army chief scores landslide victory in Egypt presidential polls|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/29/abdel-fatah-al-sisi-sweeps-victory-egyptian-election|access-date=29 May 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529170438/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/29/abdel-fatah-al-sisi-sweeps-victory-egyptian-election|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Sisi was sworn into office as [[President of Egypt]] on 8 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sisi sworn in as Egypt's president |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20140608-egypt-sisi-inauguration-president |work=France 24 |date=8 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref> The Muslim Brotherhood and some liberal and secular activist groups boycotted the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sisi elected Egypt president by landslide|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/05/sisi-wins-egypt-elections-landslide-2014529134910264238.html|date=30 May 2014|access-date=29 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602061150/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/05/sisi-wins-egypt-elections-landslide-2014529134910264238.html|archive-date=2 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Even though the interim authorities extended voting to a third day, the 46% turnout was lower than the 52% turnout in the 2012 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Egypt election: Sisi secures landslide win|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27614776|publisher=BBC|date=29 May 2014|access-date=29 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722093407/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27614776|archive-date=22 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> A new parliamentary election was held in December 2015, resulting in a landslide victory for pro-Sisi parties, which secured a strong majority in the newly formed [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt's elections committee announces final parliamentary results - Egypt Elections 2015 - Egypt |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/164/173877/Egypt/Egypt-Elections-/Egypts-elections-committee-announces-final-parliam.aspx |work=Ahram Online}}</ref> In 2016, Egypt entered in a diplomatic crisis with Italy following the [[Murder of Giulio Regeni|murder of researcher Giulio Regeni]]: in April 2016, Prime Minister [[Matteo Renzi]] recalled the Italian ambassador from Cairo because of lack of co-operation from the Egyptian Government in the investigation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Giulio Regeni murder: Italy recalls ambassador to Egypt |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36001416 |work=BBC News |date=8 April 2016}}</ref> The ambassador was sent back to Egypt in 2017 by the new Prime Minister [[Paolo Gentiloni]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy to return ambassador to Cairo, ending standoff over murdered student |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-egypt-regeni-murder-idUSKCN1AU1YL |work=Reuters |date=14 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> El-Sisi was [[2018 Egyptian presidential election|re-elected in 2018]], facing no serious opposition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt's Sisi wins 97 percent in election with no real opposition |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-election-result-idUSKCN1H916A |work=Reuters |date=2 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, a series of constitutional amendments were approved by the parliament, further increasing the President's and the military's power, increasing presidential terms from 4 years to 6 years, and allowing incumbent president El-Sisi to run for an additional third term.<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt parliament extends presidential term to six years |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/egypt-parliament-extends-presidential-term-to-six-years/1454194 |work=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> The proposals [[2019 Egyptian constitutional referendum|were approved in a referendum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sisi wins snap Egyptian referendum amid vote-buying claims |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/23/sisi-wins-snap-egyptian-referendum-amid-vote-buying-claims |work=the Guardian |date=23 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The dispute between Egypt and [[Ethiopia]] over the [[Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam]] escalated in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Decian |title=For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/09/world/africa/nile-river-dam.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=9 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210015121/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/09/world/africa/nile-river-dam.html |archive-date=10 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=An Egyptian cyber attack on Ethiopia by hackers is the latest strike over the Grand Dam |url=https://qz.com/africa/1874343/egypt-cyber-attack-on-ethiopia-is-strike-over-the-grand-dam/ |work=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]] |date=27 June 2020}}</ref> Egypt sees the dam as an existential threat,<ref>{{cite news |title=Are Egypt and Ethiopia heading for a water war? |url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/107468/are-egypt-and-ethiopia-heading-for-a-water-war |work=The Week |date=8 July 2020}}</ref> fearing that the dam will reduce the amount of water it receives from the [[Nile]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Row over Africa's largest dam in danger of escalating, warn scientists |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02124-8 |work=Nature |date=15 July 2020}}</ref> In December 2020, final results of the parliamentary [[2020 Egyptian parliamentary election|election]] confirmed a clear majority of the seats for Egypt's Mostaqbal Watn ([[Nation's Future Party|Nation's Future]]) Party, which strongly supports president el-Sisi. The party even increased its majority, partly because of new electoral rules.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pro-Sisi party wins majority in Egypt's parliamentary polls |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-election-int-idUSKBN28O2T0 |work=Reuters |date=14 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In December 2023, el-Sisi won the [[2023 Egyptian presidential election|2023 presidential election]] with 89.6% of the vote, and was re-elected to an additional third term that lasts until 2030. The official turnout was 66.8%, the highest of any Egyptian presidential election since 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/results-due-egypt-election-with-sisi-expected-sweep-third-term-2023-12-18/|access-date=3 March 2024|date=19 December 2023|title=Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third term as president with 89.6% of vote|first1=Farah|last1=Saafan|first2=Aidan|last2=Lewis|work=Reuters}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page