Egypt’s opposition to contest referendum result

The front’s statement, read by communist politician Abdel-Ghaffar Shukr, said the front would document the violations committed during the voting process and submit them to the prosecution-general, vowing to continue their struggle against the constitution.

For his part, leftist ex-presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy said during the conference that “the front will continue its peaceful struggle to topple the constitution,”  adding that the front was ready to go through all democratic battles and that it would take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Islamists and conservatives are the main advocates of the new constitution, while liberals, leftists and Copts, mostly represented in the National Salvation Front, oppose it wholeheartedly.

The initial results of Egypt’s constitutional referendum held on December 15 and December 22 showed the approval of 63,5 percent of voters of the newly-written

constitution.

The official results of the constitutional referendum will be announced today, according to the supreme committee running the referendum. — Xinhua.

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