With nearly 90% of the vote in the referendum, Egypt has approved the extension of the mandate of Al Sisi until 2030.

The yes was imposed during the referendum on the reform of the Egyptian constitution with the support of 88.8% of the 27 million Egyptians who participated in the referendum, about 44.3% of the registration of electors summoned, endorsing the extension of the term of President Abedel Fatah al Sisi.

As almost everyone took for granted, the consultation has endorsed the changes that open the possibility that Al Sisi remains in office until 2030result that the president himself celebrated in his first statement after the vote.

On his official Facebook page, Al Sisi hailed the Egyptians who "dazzled the world with their patriotic awareness of the challenges facing Egypt" at the moment.

"The marvelous scene that the Egyptians created with their usual intelligence when they participated in the vote of the constitutional amendments, exercising their constitutional and political right, will be registered with letters of pride in the annals of the history of our nation "badured the president.

The President of the National Electoral Authority, Lashin Ibrahim, has publicly announced that 27 193 593 million voters, or 44.33% of the more than 61 million inhabitants Calls to the polls in Egypt and abroad took part in the consultation.

In an appearance in which he presented the results of the endorsement ceremoniously, Ibrahim explained that of all the valid votes (26,362,421), 23,416,741 were in favor of the amendments and 2,945,680 against, or 11.17% of Egyptians opposed to the reform of the Constitution.

In addition, there were 831,172 invalid ballots, representing 3.06% of all ballots cast in more than 10,000 polling stations across the country for three days.

Ibrahim badured that "right now the Constitution is applied" with the amendments that in addition to extending the current presidency of Al Sisi from 4 to 6 years old, he leaves to the former marshal the opportunity to opt for a third term of 6 years.

He emphasized that Parliament will have two chambers because the amendments restore the Senate, abolished in 2014, and women will have a quota of 25% of seats, in addition to a special representation of young people, Christians and the disabled in the Council of Deputies.

However, he did not mention the transitional article expressly designed for Al Sisi, who, as head of state, will acquire new prerogativess, first on the judiciary, to elect the President of the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General.

"During the days of this referendum, our humanity has risen"badured Ibrahim, highlighting the role of women in the "first ranks" of voting centers and "awareness and responsibility towards their country of origin" of young people.

The president of the electoral authority badured that the Egyptians did not let themselves be influenced by the "rumors" broadcast during the referendum, although he did not specifically mention allegations of buying votes in exchange for money, food and other gifts.

He added that the people also ignored calls for boycott and those who "cast doubt" on the referendum, in reference to the Egyptian opposition and activists who, on social networks, had asked for the "no" to reject the constitutional amendments, consider that they are building an authoritarian regime of Al Sisi.

Most critics also pointed out the role that the armed forces acquire, charged with "preserving the Constitution and democracy, preserving the fundamental foundations of the state and its civil nature, the achievements of the people as well as the rights and freedoms of the people."

This is also Expand the possibilities for civilians to be tried by civil courts, for crimes against "facilities protected" by the armyThis is a vague term since the army has many economic and commercial activities in Egypt.

Opposition figures and groups view constitutional reform as the definitive defeat of the spirit of the 2011 Egyptian revolutionAfter the limitation of the permanence to power of the head of state, a limit was maintained in the Magna Carta approved in 2014 after the accession to power of Al Sisi during a coup of State against Islamists in July 2013.