Egypt voters back constitution as roadmap advances




 
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Egypt voters back constitution as roadmap advances
 
January 16th, 2014  
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Egypt voters back constitution as roadmap advances
By Tom Perry and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum, state media reported on Thursday, an expected victory that nudges army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever closer to a bid for the presidency. The vote advances a transition plan the army unveiled after deposing Islamist president Mohamed Mursi last July. The next step is expected to be a presidential election for which Sisi, 59, appears the only serious candidate. Some 90 percent of the people who voted approved the constitution, state-run media reported.




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