CAIRO, Dec 1 (Aswat Masriya) - The assembly amending Egypt’s constitution will finish its final vote on the draft charter on Sunday to be presented to the interim president the following day. 

Chaired by Amr Moussa, the constituent assembly voted on 138 out of 247 articles on Saturday in a session that lasted about four hours. 

Interim President Adli Mansour is expected to call for a referendum within 30 days of receiving the amended constitution in accordance with the roadmap announced on July 3.

The constitutional referendum, which according to interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi will take place in the second half of January, will be followed by parliamentary then presidential elections. 

The 50-member constituent assembly was formed in September to amend a constitution written and passed by an Islamist-led assembly at the end of last year under the Mohamed Mursi administration. 

Egypt’s army ousted Mursi in July in response to mass demonstrations across the country, suspended the constitution and announced early presidential elections.