Elections Chief Says Egyptian Constitutional Changes Are Approved

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Elections Chief Says Egyptian Constitutional Changes Are Approved, The A.P. Reports
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/03/20/world/middleeast/AP-ML-Egypt.html?hp
The elections commission chief says constitutional changes were approved in Egypt's landmark referendum, with 77 percent of the vote in favor according to final results.

Egyptians approve constitution change - official
http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFWEA964720110320

A majority of Egyptians who casts votes in a referendum have backed constitutional changes that will allow Egypt's military rulers to move swiftly to elections, a judicial official announced on Sunday.

A parliamentary vote may now take place as early as September.

Mohammed Ahmed Attiyah, the head of the supreme judicial committee who supervised the vote, told a news conference that 77 percent of the more than 18.5 million people who voted supported the changes. Turnout was 41.2 percent of the 45 million eligible voters, he said.



BBC BREAKING NEWS:
Egypt referendum strongly backs constitution changes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12801125

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2. That means the other 23%

voted no because they wanted a whole new constitution written - not the old one amended.

The Brotherhood voted yes most probably because it speeds up their ability it field candidates in the Brotherhood's name rather than as Independents.