December 2012 constitutional referendum

Court to review lawsuits against referendum results
Egypt

Court to review lawsuits against referendum results

The Cairo Administrative Court on Tuesday would review around 50 lawsuits calling for the cancellation of the constitutional referendum results.…
Voter sentenced to prison for assaulting army officer
Egypt

Voter sentenced to prison for assaulting army officer

The military court in Ismailia on Monday sentenced a civilian to one year of hard labor in prison on charges…
Beheira ‘yes’ vote reflects support for Islamist powers
Egypt

Beheira ‘yes’ vote reflects support for Islamist powers

  Initial results show that around 80 percent of voters in Beheira approved of the draft constitution put to a…
Threats keep ElBaradei from polls, news agency reports
Egypt

Threats keep ElBaradei from polls, news agency reports

  Constitution Party President Mohamed ElBaradei did not vote in the second round of the referendum Saturday because he feared…
Official referendum results expected Tuesday
Egypt

Official referendum results expected Tuesday

  Official tallies of the referendum vote on the country's new constitution will be announced on Tuesday, the legal deadline…
New constitution may remove veteran Central Bank governor
Business

New constitution may remove veteran Central Bank governor

Several senior positions at monitoring and independent bodies will become vacant if the referendum approval of the new constitution is…
Elderly voters brave long lines to have their say in referendum
Egypt

Elderly voters brave long lines to have their say in referendum

Farida Mohamed, an elderly voter in Giza, brought a chair to her polling station on Saturday in anticipation of the…
Fragile economy overshadows Morsy’s referendum win
Business

Fragile economy overshadows Morsy’s referendum win

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy will have little time to savor victory in pushing through a new constitution as it may…
‘Yes’ vote on constitution achieved by rigging, says opposition
Egypt

‘Yes’ vote on constitution achieved by rigging, says opposition

The opposition National Salvation Front blamed the apparent approval of the draft constitution on “rigging, violations and shortcomings in organization.”…
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