A bit of background information about Egypt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptOn 4 July 2013, 68-year-old Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court of EgyptAdly Mansour was sworn in as acting president over the new government following the removal of Morsi.[117] The new Egyptian authorities cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters, jailing thousands and forcefully dispersing pro-Morsi and pro-Brotherhood protests.[118][119] Many of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders and activists have either been sentenced to death or life imprisonment in a series of mass trials.[120][121][122] On 18 January 2014, the interim government instituted a new constitution following a referendum approved by an overwhelming majority of voters (98.1%). 38.6% of registered voters participated in the referendum[123] a higher number than the 33% who voted in a referendum during Morsi's tenure.[124]
In the elections of June 2014, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi won with a percentage of 96.1%.[125] On 8 June 2014, Abdel Fatah el-Sisi was officially sworn in as Egypt's new president.[126] Under President el-Sisi, Egypt has implemented a rigorous policy of controlling the border to the Gaza Strip, including the dismantling of tunnels between the Gaza strip and Sinai.[127] In April 2018, El-Sisi was re-elected by a landslide in election with no real opposition.[128] In April 2019, Egypt's parliament extended presidential terms from four to six years. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was also allowed to run for a third term in the next election in 2024.[129]
Under El-Sisi Egypt is said to have returned to authoritarianism. New constitutional reforms have been implemented, meaning strengthening the role of military and limiting the political opposition.[130] The constitutional changes were accepted in a referendum in April 2019.[131] In December 2020, final results of the parliamentary election confirmed a clear majority of the seats for Egypt's Mostaqbal Watan (Nation's Future) Party, which strongly supports president El-Sisi. The party even increased its majority, partly because of new electoral rules.[132]
