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Egypt's President Says He Will Leave Office in 2030

Egypt's president, who has ruled more than a dozen years, also asked parliament to approve helping defend Saudi Arabia; a term-limit pledge, with history attached.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBN
Published 3:45 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by The New York Times: “Egypt’s President Says He Will Leave Office in 2030”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 3:45 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: Egypt.
BBN covered this story before: Egypt seeks authority to aid Saudi Arabia; Japan's Phobos launch (October 17).

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The New York TimesEgypt’s President Says He Will Leave Office in 2030

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNow to Egypt, where President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has ruled for more than a dozen years, says he will leave office in twenty thirty.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe pledged to respect constitutional limits, and in the same breath asked parliament to approve helping defend Saudi Arabia.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo what was the limit before?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwo four-year terms, under the twenty fourteen constitution. A twenty nineteen referendum stretched terms to six years and let him run again.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe now says the constitution will not be touched and the matter is completely settled. Yet somehow, it has been modified multiple times already.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo four more years of teasers, then a finale. I'm told the finale is always the one they extend.

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