Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. PHOTO: AFP
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be sworn in for his second term on Saturday during a special parliament session, state-media reported.
Sisi’s second term in office was sealed when he won 97 percent of valid votes in a presidential election in March.
Saturday will be the first presidential swearing in to be held in parliament since former ruler Hosni Mubarak began his fifth consecutive term in 2005, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Tuesday.
The current parliament was elected in 2015, a year after Sisi was elected for his first term.
The session will be attended by lawmakers and media personalities, as well as other guests including ambassadors, head of universities, and religious leaders, Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
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