Date: Feb 12, 2019 Source: The Daily Star Egypt Parliament to vote to extend Sisi's rule this week Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt's parliament has rescheduled for this week its vote on proposed changes to the constitution that would allow President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office well beyond his current term, which ends in 2020. Parliament spokesperson Ahmad Saad al-Din said Sunday that the legislature would hold the crucial vote on Wednesday, instead of a scheduled meeting on Feb. 17. The 596-seat assembly had given its preliminary approval to the changes last week. The motion is near-certain to be overwhelmingly approved by the legislature, which is packed with Sisi's supporters, but the amendments would also need to be put to a national referendum to become law. The proposed amendments also include the introduction of the role of vice president and the reintroduction of a Senate, or upper chamber.