Egypt&apos;s parliament has passed proposed amendments to the constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in power until 2030.
The country&apos;s state-run MENA news agency says the 596-member assembly, backed by el-Sissi supporters, gave its final approval on Tuesday.
The proposals would only extend a president&apos;s term in office from four to six years. But they include a special article to extend el-Sissi&apos;s current, second term to six years and allow him to run for another six-year term in 2024.
Critics of the move argue that Egypt is slipping back into authoritarianism, eight years after a pro-democracy uprising ended autocrat Hosni Mubarak&apos;s three-decade rule.
Egypt&apos;s parliament is holding the last debate on proposed amendments to the constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in power until 2030.
Tuesday&apos;s session comes ahead of a final vote by lawmakers on the changes to the 2014 charter, before the amendments are put on a national referendum, likely before early May when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts.