MPs urge Sisi to act

Calls have grown in Egypt for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to appoint one or more vice presidents under Article 150 of the Constitution, so they can gain practical experience and help him with some of his duties during the three years remaining in his term, which ends in 2030. The calls followed Sisi’s announcement of a 30-month program at the Military Academy to prepare potential presidential candidates. Supporters of appointing vice presidents believe it could help facilitate a transfer of power. Experts, however, have warned against tying the appointments to preparing the appointees to succeed the president, arguing that this could restrict electoral competition and turn the office into something akin to hereditary succession.

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