Alexandria results: 55% with constitution, 44% against it

Sunday 16-12-2012 12:47 PM
Alexandria results: 55% with constitution, 44% against it

Officials count ballots after polls closed in Zagazig, about 62.5 km (38.8 miles) northeast of Cairo December 15, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

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Final ballot results show that in Alexandria 55.7 percent (664, 719 people) voted for the new draft constitution while 44.3 percent (529, 613) have voted against it. 

The first round of a referendum on a draft constitution written by an Islamist-dominated assembly kicked off on Saturday while the second round is scheduled for December 22.

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