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Protests Planned Against Egypt Vote

Hannah Madans |
December 17, 2012 | 9:01 a.m. PST

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Egypt flag (Creative Commons)
Egypt flag (Creative Commons)
Opposition groups in Egypt are calling for nationwide protests before the constitutional referendum is held next weekend. The groups claim there were polling violations in the first round, according to Al Jazeera.

Draft document supporter the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said 56.5 percent voted in favor of the draft document.

The National Salvation Front opposes the document and is not recognizing any results at the moment. The group urged people to “defend their freedoms, prevent fraud, and reject the draft constitution," according to the Daily Beast.

The group said that there were irregularities at polling stations: judges were not present at all stations and there were some fake judges as well. Women were also prevented from voting in some cases.

President Mohamed Morsi is in favor of the constitution.



 

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