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December 22nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Referendum resolution: Egyptians casting decisive vote on constitution
Published: 22 December, 2012, 15:32
An Egyptian woman casts her ballot with her son during the second round of a referendum on a new draft constitution in Giza, south of Cairo, on December 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianlugi Guercia)
Egyptians are voting in the second and final phase of a referendum on the country’s Islamist-authored constitution. The vote on the draft charter comes amid four weeks of clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi.
In an effort to quell the violent protests, the president recently annulled the decree. The move did little to defuse tensions – the new constitution continues to divide public opinion in Egypt.
The opposition slammed the ruling Muslim Brotherhood party for using Islamist doctrine as the basic principal of the constitution, arguing it was not representative of Egypt’s minority populations. President Mohamed Morsi claimed that the document is necessary to usher in a period of transition in Egyptian politics.
Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city, witnessed an outbreak of street violence on Friday ahead of the second vote. Egyptian police fired teargas to disperse clashes as thousands of Islamists supporting Egypt’s new constitution were met with furious opposition.
Police intervened after the two groups began hurling rocks at each other, with officers trying to form cordons to separate the parties.
The first round voting last week on the national referendum also prompted mass protests in Alexandria.
A niqab-clad Egyptian woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the second round of a referendum on a new draft constitution in Giza, south of Cairo, on December 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Mahmud Hams)
Egyptians register as they proceed to vote during the second round of a referendum on a new draft constitution in Giza, south of Cairo, on December 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianlugi Guercia)
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Saturday’s vote is taking place in 17 of Egypt’s 27 provinces, in a country with about 25 million eligible voters.
The first round of voting took place last Saturday, during which half of country went to the polls. The results of the initial voting saw the constitution passed with a narrow majority of 56.5 percent.
Shortly after the polls closed, opposition group the National Salvation Front issued a statement accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of rigging the vote.
Egypt has been being engulfed in violent unrest for the past four weeks after President Morsi issued a decree on November 22 granting his office vastly expanded powers. The decree was cemented by the subsequent approval of a draft constitution by Egypt’s Islamist-led parliament.
Egyptians queue to vote in the second round of a referendum on a new draft constitution in Giza, south of Cairo, on December 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianlugi Guercia)
In an effort to quell the violent protests, the president recently annulled the decree. The move did little to defuse tensions – the new constitution continues to divide public opinion in Egypt.
The opposition slammed the ruling Muslim Brotherhood party for using Islamist doctrine as the basic principal of the constitution, arguing it was not representative of Egypt’s minority populations. President Mohamed Morsi claimed that the document is necessary to usher in a period of transition in Egyptian politics.
Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city, witnessed an outbreak of street violence on Friday ahead of the second vote. Egyptian police fired teargas to disperse clashes as thousands of Islamists supporting Egypt’s new constitution were met with furious opposition.
Police intervened after the two groups began hurling rocks at each other, with officers trying to form cordons to separate the parties.
The first round voting last week on the national referendum also prompted mass protests in Alexandria.
A niqab-clad Egyptian woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the second round of a referendum on a new draft constitution in Giza, south of Cairo, on December 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Mahmud Hams)
Egyptians register as they proceed to vote during the second round of a referendum on a new draft constitution in Giza, south of Cairo, on December 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianlugi Guercia)
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