Referendum on Egypt’s New Constitution Over

The final stage of the referendum on Egypt’s new constitution ended at 1:00 Moscow time on Sunday  after being extended for four hours.
Opposition parties have already complained of numerous violations that question the legitimacy of the vote, the Al Ahram daily said. Islamist parties, especially the Muslim Brotherhood, rejected the opposition’s allegations. Just hours before polls closed, Vice President Mahmoud Mekky announced his resignation. The draft constitution envisages no vice-presidential post.
If the new constitution is approved by the majority of voters, elections for a new parliament are to be held in a few months, ending the transitional period that has lasted since Hosni Mubarak’s almost thirty-year-long presidency was ended by the January 2011 uprising.
If the country’s new fundamental law is rejected, a new constitutional commission will be set up within two months. The official turnout of the second stage is yet unknown, but almost 25.5 registered voters were eligible to cast their ballot at over 6,500 polling stations in 17 governorates.