Egypt’s President sworn in for third term in office as leader of the Arab world’s most populous country.

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Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to be sworn in as president for third term

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was earlier today sworn in before parliament for his third term in office as leader of the Arab world’s most populous country.

Having been in power for the past ten years, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with 89.6 percent of the vote against three relative unknowns.

The six-year term is set to be the 69-year-old’s last, unless he again ushers through a constitutional amendment prolonging his tenure.

The oath also marked the inauguration of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, located in the desert east of Cairo, local media reported.

Sisi rose to power on the back of mass protests against Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, who was deposed in 2013.

He was elected president the following year and then again in 2018, both times with around 97 percent of the vote.

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