Sisi's supporters say the changes are necessary to give him more time to complete major development projects and economic reforms.
While the changes are expected to pass, observers say the turnout will be a test of Sisi's popularity, which has been dented by austerity measures since 2016. He was re-elected last year with 97 percent of the votes, on 41 percent turnout.
In the first hours of voting, people carrying flags and wearing T-shirts that said"do the right thing" - the slogan plastered on thousands of posters across the capital ahead of the vote - thronged round polling stations.Egypt's Sisi could stay in power until 2034 They would also grant the president control over appointing head judges and the public prosecutor from a pool of candidates. They would task the military with protecting"the constitution and democracy and the fundamental makeup of the country and its civil nature".
"There are some things I don't understand and I plan to sit with a relative today so he can explain them to me," Badawi told Reuters."I'm not going to vote yes or no without understanding what's going on."
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