Egypt Approves Disputed Draft Constitution
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera
- Publication Date:
- 25 December 2012
- Tags:
- Egypt, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs
Egypt's new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi, has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum. The final official turnout was 32.9 percent of the country's 52 million eligible voters. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.
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