Most Egyptians support new Constitution in referendum

A majority of Egyptians voted in support of the country’s controversial new Constitution after the first round of the referendum, the Muslim Brotherhood movement announced on Sunday, RIA Novosti reports.

With 98 percent of ballot papers counted after the referendum’s first stage, which was held on Saturday and covered ten Egyptian provinces, 56.4 percent of Egyptians voted for the new Constitution. Only two out of ten Egyptian provinces, including the capital Cairo, voted against the Constitution, Muslim Brotherhood, which supports incumbent President Mohamed Morsi, said in a statement.

In the meantime, the opposition National Salvation Front uniting the most influential liberal and democratic parties claimed that about 60 percent of Egyptians had voted against the constitution.

The official results of the Egyptian all-nation referendum on the new Constitution will be announced after the second round scheduled for December 22.