SHOTLIST:
GIZA, EGYPT, DECEMBER 22, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV
- Last voter (woman) drops ballot into box
- CU person putting finger in indelible ...
more SHOTLIST:
GIZA, EGYPT, DECEMBER 22, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV
- Last voter (woman) drops ballot into box
- CU person putting finger in indelible ink after having voted
- CU ink bottle
- VAR of election officials unsealing plastic crate of ballots and counting votes
- Two WS of vote-counting room
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AFP TEXT STORY:
Egypt-politics-referendum,newseries
Egypt Islamists say charter passed in referendum
by Samer al-Atrush
CAIRO, Dec 23, 2012 (AFP) - A majority of Egyptian voters have backed a controversial charter in a two-round referendum that deeply polarised the country, ruling Islamists and official media said on Sunday.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which President Mohamed Morsi hails from, and the official Al-Ahram newspaper reported that about 64 percent voted for the charter, according to preliminary results.
Turnout over both rounds was roughly 32 percent, according to Muslim Brotherhood figures posted on its Twitter account.
The results are based on reports from returning officials from the vast majority of stations over the two rounds, which were held a week apart. The election committee will announce the final results within two days.
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