24-11-2024 06:46 PM Jerusalem Timing

Egypt Says Majority Backed Charter in Votes, Opposition Alleged Fraud

Egypt Says Majority Backed Charter in Votes, Opposition Alleged Fraud

Egypt’s official media reported Sunday that the majority of Egyptians have backed the controversial charter in a two-round referendum, as the opposition alleged fraud and mulled its next move.

Egypt's official media reported Sunday that the majority of Egyptians have backed the controversial charter in a two-round referendum, as the opposition alleged fraud and mulled its next move.

MakkiThe Muslim Brotherhood and the official Al-Ahram newspaper reported that about 64 percent of voters supported the constitution, after preliminary results were tallied from the second round on Saturday.

Turnout over both rounds was around 32 percent, according to the Muslim Brotherhood.

The early 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.

"The Egyptian people continue their march towards finalizing the construction of a democratic modern state, after turning the page on oppression," the Brotherhood's political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, said in a statement.

The main opposition group, the National Salvation Front, said on Saturday it observed fraud over the two rounds of voting. It will give a press conference on Sunday at around 1100 GMT.

On another hand, the governor of Egypt's Central Bank, Faruq El-Okda, resigned on Saturday, state television reported.State television indicated that Okda, the bank's head since 2003, might be replaced by his deputy, Hisham Ramez.