These are the Article 76 and 77 of Egypt's Constitution:


ARTICLE 76

The People's Assembly shall nominate the President of the Republic.

The nomination shall be referred to the people for a plebiscite.

The nomination to the post of President of the Republic shall be made in the People's Assembly upon the proposal of at least one third of its member.

The candidate who wins two-thirds of the votes of the Assembly members shall be referred to the people for a plebiscite.

If none of the candidates obtains the said majority the nomination process shall be repeated two days after the first vote.

The candidate winning the votes with an absolute majority of the Assembly members shall be referred to the citizens for a plebiscite.

The candidate shall be considered President of the Republic when he obtains an absolute majority of the votes cast in the plebiscite.

If the candidate does not obtain this majority, the Assembly shall nominate another candidate and the same procedure shall be followed.


ARTICLE 77

The term of the Presidency is six Gregorian years starting from the date of the announcement of the result of the plebiscite.

The President of the Republic may be re-elected for other successive terms.