President Sisi officially begins new term in office

CAIRO – 2 June 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi kicked off his second presidential term (2018-2022) on Saturday after swearing in the oath in an exceptional session at the Parliament.

The parliament speaker Ali Abdel-Aal convened the house in accordance with Article 144 of the 2014 constitution and Article 109 of the house’s rules of procedure. Sisi was received on arrival by Abdel-Aal, his first deputy Mahmoud El-Sherif, and his second deputy Sulaiman Wahdan among tight security measures at the headquarters of the parliament ahead of the arrival of President Sisi’s motorcade.

Oath read by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi

“I swear by God Almighty to loyally uphold the republican system, to respect the Constitution and the law, to fully uphold the interests of the people and to safeguard the independence and territorial integrity of the nation.”


President Sisi gives a speech at the House of Representatives downtown Cairo on Saturday, June 2, 2018, after he swore in for a second term in presidency - Press photo


After swearing-in for a second term, 21-gun salute was performed.



During his speech, Abdel Aal read a letter handed by the National Elections Authority (NEA) confirming Sis’s victory in the March elections. The ceremony stared with the national anthem and artillery delivered a celebratory 21-gun salute.

“You have fulfilled what you have pledged,” Abdel Aal said in his speech. He said that the past four years have witnessed major achievements like: the inauguration of the New Suez Canal, the rise of foreign reserves, the decrease of the unemployment rate and the release of hundreds of detained youth.


Egypt's House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal invites Sisi to swear in for a second term in presidency on June 2, 2018- Press photot

He further added that “Egyptians succeeded to overcome all ordeals and pains” as their country faced huge challenges, on top of which is terrorism.

“You managed to reinstate Egypt’s prestigious place in the world, particularly among the Gulf States and African countries,” Abdel Aal added, saying that Egypt exerted great effort to reach inter-Palestinian reconciliation.

Before delivering his speech to mark the beginning of his second term, Sisi asked the attendants, ministers, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, top security officials, Al-Azhar head Ahmed el-Tayyeb, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and Grand Mufti Shawki Allam, for a minute of Silence for the military and police martyrs.

“I pledged to save the country’s constitutions and interests,” Sis said in his

inaugural speech

before the parliament, adding: “I renew my pledge to continue the development to face the challenges, preserve our national unity and bring its stability.”

Sisi concluded his speech with: Long live Egypt, Long Live Egypt.



The President first directly addressed the house in January 2016 after the parliamentary elections, to announce the transfer of legislative power from the president to parliament.

This the first time Sisi takes the oath before the parliament, since he took his first presidential oath in 2014 in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court.


President Sisi gives a speech at the House of Representatives downtown Cairo on Saturday, June 2, 2018, after he swore in for a second term in presidency - Press photo


Sisi swept the presidential election held in March. He won with more than 97 percent of the votes against his rival Moussa Moustafa Moussa. He swore in for his first presidential term in 2014 before the General Assembly of the Supreme Constitutional Court due to the absence of the parliament at that time.

According to the Constitution, Sisi’s first presidential term ends on June 3, 2018. Swearing before the Parliament will be applied for the first time since 2005 when former President Hosni Mubarak took the oath for the last time.