Regional and international events have also emboldened the Egyptian opposition, not only to press for reform, but to focus on amending the constitution's articles that pertain to the presidency. Mubarak has been re-elected four times, and rumors have persisted that he will either seek a fifth six-year term or establish a "hereditary republic" and groom his 41-year old son, Gamal, to succeed him, like Syria's Hafez al-Assad and son, Bashar.
地区和国际事务也推动了埃及的反对浪潮，人们不仅要求改革，而且提出修改有关总统任命的宪法条款。穆巴拉克已经连续四次当选，传言还表明他会谋求第五次六年任期，或者建立"世袭"共和国，培养41岁的儿子贾迈勒·穆巴拉克接班，就像叙利亚总统哈菲兹·阿萨德和儿子巴沙尔·阿萨德一样。