The president is nominated by two-thirds of the People's Assembly, and endorsed in a plebiscite that allows only for a simple "Yes" or "No." A simple majority of the ballots is required to win a six-year term, which is renewable indefinitely by the same process.
现行宪法于1971年10月生效，共211条，其中30条与总统任命有关。总统系由埃及人民议会三分之二的议员提名任命，再由公民投票进行简单的"是""否"表决。赢得六年任期只需符合简单多数，且任期可以通过同样程序无限延长。