埃及反對派:重新舉行‘有缺陷的’憲法公投

Egyptian opposition groups say the first round of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution was marred by widespread violations and should be re-staged.

Egypt's main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, said Sunday it will not accept any unofficial referendum results. They called for nationwide demonstrations Tuesday before the second round is held next Saturday.

The Muslim Brotherhood, backers of President Mohamed Morsi, claimed victory in Saturday's vote, saying unofficial tallies showed 56 percent approval of the draft constitution.

The Brotherhood said turnout was about one-third of the 26 million people eligible to vote.

The first round of the referendum was held in 10 of Egypt's 27 regions, including the two main cities of Cairo and Alexandria. A second round will be held in Egypt's remaining provinces, most of which are rural and religiously conservative.

Some observers expect the second round to boost the overall "yes" vote for the draft constitution, which requires only a simple majority for passage.埃及反對派組織說，對伊斯蘭主義者支持的憲法草案進行的第一輪全民公決投票出現大規模舞弊，應當重新舉行。

埃及主要的反對派聯盟“全國拯救陣線”星期天說，他們將不接受非官方的公投結果。他們呼籲在下週六舉行第二輪投票前的星期二舉行全國抗議示威。

穆爾西總統的支持者穆斯林兄弟會宣佈在星期六的投票中獲勝。他們說，非官方的計票結果顯示，56%的埃及人贊成憲法草案。

穆斯林兄弟會說，在有資格投票的2600萬合格選民中，大約三分之一投了票。

第一輪全民公投在埃及27地區中的10個地區舉行，包括開羅和亞歷山大兩個主要城市。第二輪投票下星期六將在其餘的地區舉行，其中大部分是鄉下和宗教保守地區。

一些觀察人士預計，第二輪投票將提高整體“贊成“憲法草案的選票。憲法草案獲得通過只需要簡單多數。