Egyptians approve extension to president Al-Sisi rule

Egyptians have overwhelmingly approved in a referendum constitutional changes that could allow president Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi to stay in power.

Mr. Sisi’s second term has been extended from four to six years and he will be allowed to stand for elections for one more term.

The changes also give him more power over the judiciary and further enshrine the military’s role in politics.

In 2013, Mr Sisi led the military’s overthrow of Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, following protests against his rules.