Published December 16, 2012
Associated Press
CAIRO – Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says a narrow majority of those who voted in the first round of a referendum on a proposed Islamist-backed constitution have approved the document.
An official tweet by the Brotherhood early Sunday said the group's tallies show nearly 57 percent of voters said "yes" to the disputed charter, while about 43 percent voted `no.' The vote was held a day earlier in 10 of the country's 27 provinces. Voting in the remaining provinces will be held Dec. 22.
The Brotherhood, from which President Mohammed Morsi hails, has in the past accurately predicted election results.
It says some 32 percent of over 26 million registered voters participated in Saturday's poll. Egypt's remaining 25 million voters, mostly from conservative rural regions, cast ballots next week.
Associated Press
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Dec. 15, 2012: Egyptian referendum officials count votes at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt.AP
CAIRO – Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says a narrow majority of those who voted in the first round of a referendum on a proposed Islamist-backed constitution have approved the document.
An official tweet by the Brotherhood early Sunday said the group's tallies show nearly 57 percent of voters said "yes" to the disputed charter, while about 43 percent voted `no.' The vote was held a day earlier in 10 of the country's 27 provinces. Voting in the remaining provinces will be held Dec. 22.
The Brotherhood, from which President Mohammed Morsi hails, has in the past accurately predicted election results.
It says some 32 percent of over 26 million registered voters participated in Saturday's poll. Egypt's remaining 25 million voters, mostly from conservative rural regions, cast ballots next week.