South Sinai results: 63% with constitution, 36% against it

Sunday 16-12-2012 01:16 PM
South Sinai results: 63% with constitution, 36% 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 South Sinai 63.9 percent have voted for the new draft constitution while 36.1 percent 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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