According to the constitution, the president is elected for a six-year term, starting from the day following the end of his predecessor's term.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's second term is drawing to a close, with a new term set to begin following his reelection as President of the Republic and his victory in the presidential elections held in December 2023. El-Sisi secured 89.9% of the votes, nearly 45 million electorates.
According to the constitution, the president is elected for a six-year term, starting from the day following the end of his predecessor's term. Consequently, el-Sisi's second term concludes on April 2, 2024, while the new term commences on April 3, 2024.
Before assuming office, the President takes the oath before the House of Representatives, swearing to uphold the republican system, respect the constitution and the law, safeguard the people's interests, preserve the nation's independence, unity, and territorial integrity.
This marks el-Sisi's third oath as Egypt's president. He initially took the constitutional oath before the General Assembly of the Supreme Constitutional Court when there was no parliament, chaired by then-Chancellor Adly Mansour. In 2018, after winning the elections, he took the constitutional oath for the first time before the Egyptian Parliament.
With his victory in this new term, President el-Sisi is expected to take the constitutional oath before the House of Representatives, chaired by Chancellor Hanafi Gebali, who is set to convene a session on April 2 for the oath-taking.
President el-Sisi is expected to deliver a speech before the House, outlining the vision and goals for the new republic on political, economic, and security fronts. It is anticipated that following his speech, the President will announce imminent ministerial reshuffles to achieve the targets of the upcoming phase.
After the session, el-Sisi will raise Egypt's flag at the monument in the People's Square in the New Administrative Capital, marking the inauguration of the first phase of the capital's project. The activities of the House of Representatives will then return to its old headquarters in downtown Cairo after the oath-taking session in the New Administrative Capital, until all preparations for the new headquarters are completed.
El-Sisi's performance of the constitutional oath at the new parliament headquarters signals the beginning of the new republic, which will bring new visions for the political and executive work in the coming period, indicating Egypt's path towards progress from the New Administrative Capital.
