Daqahliya results: 55% with constitution, 45% against it

Sunday 16-12-2012 01:16 PM
Daqahliya results: 55% with constitution, 45% against it

An electoral worker counts 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 Daqahliya 55 percent (647, 489 people) have voted for the new draft constitution while 45 percent (525, 713) 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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