Egypt/Sissi persists and signs: he has just taken the constitutional oath for his third presidential term

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Egyptian President Abdelfattah Sissi took the constitutional oath yesterday Tuesday in the new hall of the Egyptian Parliament in the new administrative capital.

Article 144 of the Constitution stipulates that the President of the Republic, before exercising his functions, takes the oath before the House of Representatives: “I swear by Almighty God to faithfully preserve the republican system, to respect the Constitution and the law, to fully ensure the interests of the people and to preserve the independence of the Republic, the homeland, its unity and its territorial integrity. »

Article 146 of the Egyptian Constitution states that “The President of the Republic will instruct the Prime Minister to form the government and present his program to the House of Representatives. If his government does not obtain the confidence of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives within a maximum period of thirty days, the President of the Republic designates the Prime Minister who will be designated by the Party or coalition which holds the majority of votes. seats in the House of Representatives. If his government does not obtain the confidence of a majority of the members of the House of Representatives within thirty days, the House is considered dissolved and the President of the Republic is called upon to elect a new House of Representatives in a period of sixty days from the date of issue of the dissolution decision.