Egypt’s President El-Sisi sworn in for third term

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, on January 11, 2024. (AFP)

• The 69-year-old vows to ‘remain faithful to my work, my eyes seeing only your interests and this country’s’
• El-Sisi came to power in Egypt through a coup in July 2013

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was sworn in on Tuesday for his third term as leader of the Arab world’s most populous nation.
Speaking in the country’s new parliament building, the 69-year-old vowed to “remain faithful to my work, my eyes seeing only your interests and this country’s.”
The occasion, marked by a 21-gun salute, was the inaugural event at Egypt’s new administrative headquarters, built in the desert east of Cairo.
“Let me, together with you, reaffirm the covenant to persevere on the path of nation-building and fulfilling the aspirations of the great Egyptian nation of establishing a modern and democratic state that excels in science, industry, construction, agriculture, literature and arts, empowered by our ancient and unparalleled history,” El-Sisi said.
El-Sisi secured his latest term with an election victory over three other candidates in a vote that took place between Dec. 10 and 12. Egyptian expatriates voted between Dec. 1 and 3 at 137 embassies and consulates in 121 countries.
El-Sisi came to power in Egypt through a coup in July 2013. He is credited by some as restoring order to the nation after a period of political violence and chaos that followed the 2011 uprising in the country.
He was elected president for the first time in 2014 and reelected in 2018. His latest victory, like the others a landslide, means he could remain head of state until 2030.