Egypt’s electoral commission confirmed on Tuesday that the controversial constitution was passed, saying that 64 percent of voters said ‘Yes’ to the charter.

Egypt’s electoral commission confirmed on Tuesday that the controversial constitution was passed, saying that 64 percent of voters said ‘Yes’ to the charter.

Those official results tallied with figures given by Muslim Brotherhood immediately after the last round of polling over the weekend in the two-stage referendum. Turnout, however, was barely 33 percent.
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil said there was no loser in the referendum.

"There is no loser in this referendum result. This constitution will be for all of us,” he said in a statement, calling “all political forces to cooperate with the government" to restore the economy.
For its part, opposition reiterated its rejection of the result, saying the poll was marred by fraud.

"The law will take its course after the official complaints we have made to the prosecution service over violations and fraud that have been noted," National Salvation Front spokesman Khaled Daoud told AFP.

The main opposition coalition, however, has already dismissed the plebiscite as "only one battle" and vowed to "continue the fight for the Egyptian people".

Meanwhile, Egypt's Communications Minister Hany Mahmoud announced his resignation Tuesday, following in the footsteps of Vice President Mahmud Mekki.

"I quit for Egypt," the official Mena news agency quoted Mahmoud as saying, though the precise motives for his decision were not spelt out.