Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:24 PM

Egypt's constitution approved in vote, say rival camps

Source: Reuters

CAIRO - A constitution drafted by an Islamist-dominated assembly was approved by a majority of Egyptians in a referendum, rival camps said on Sunday, after a vote the opposition said drove a wedge through the Arab world's most populous nation.

The Muslim Brotherhood, which propelled President Mohamed Mursi to power in a June election, said 64 percent of voters backed the charter after two rounds of voting that ended with a final ballot on Saturday. It cited an unofficial tally.

An opposition official also told Reuters their unofficial count showed the result was a "yes" vote.

The referendum committee may not declare official results for the two rounds until Monday, after hearing appeals. If the outcome is confirmed, a parliamentary election will follow in about two months.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/23/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE8BL03X20121223

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Egypt's constitution approved in vote, say rival camps (Original post)	UnrepentantLiberal	Dec 2012	OP
That's not surprising if true.	David__77	Dec 2012	#1
They're tired of being controlled by the West.	UnrepentantLiberal	Dec 2012	#2
A defeat for Egyptian liberal, secular activists	pampango	Dec 2012	#3
if it's the same constitutional draft I saw posted a few weeks ago...	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#4

Response to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:39 AM

David__77 (14,105 posts)

1. That's not surprising if true.

MB has the most support. The second round was in areas with little secular political presence. It looks like the opposition coup attempt is failing.

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Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:45 AM

UnrepentantLiberal (11,700 posts)

2. They're tired of being controlled by the West.

I can't say as I blame them.

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Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:58 AM

pampango (13,980 posts)

3. A defeat for Egyptian liberal, secular activists

but the fight was never going to be won in a day. Most revolutions go through stages.

Egyptians have removed a pro-western dictator relatively peacefully and have a more representative government than ever before.

The battle for liberal government (there or here) is not over but it never is. Conservative forces insure that.

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Sun Dec 23, 2012, 01:24 AM

Scootaloo (5,834 posts)

4. if it's the same constitutional draft I saw posted a few weeks ago...

http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/egypt-s-draft-constitution-translated

then it's hardly some whack-a-doodle nutjob far-right body of law. We're looking at a constitution that's more progressive than Turkey's - and in some respects more than our own.

it's a huge step up from "Whatever Mubarak says, goes"

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