Critics say the document, which has triggered mass protests, betrays the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak. President Mohammed Morsi‘s mainly Islamist supporters say it will secure democracy and encourage stability.
Official results are not expected until Monday, after appeals are heard. If the constitution passes, parliamentary elections must take place within three months. Turnout was put at about 30%. The opposition said voting in both rounds of voting had been marred by abuses.
Violations in the second round on Saturday ranged from polling stations opening late to Islamists seeking to influence voters, the opposition said. On Saturday, ballots were being cast in the 17 provinces that did not vote in the first round on 15 December. Some 25 million people were eligible to vote.
The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement said early on Sunday that, with most votes counted, more than 70% were in favor. The opposition National Salvation Front also said the “yes” vote appeared to have won.
Opponents have said the draft constitution fails to protect the freedoms and human rights that they sought in the uprising that ended Mubarak’s rule last year.
They accuse the president of pushing through a text that favors Islamists and does not sufficiently protect the rights of women or Christians, who make up about 10% of the population.
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