Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt last Friday in Alexander islamists planning mass protests, a move likely to improve split-ticket voting eve, the Arab largest country in the world, will decide the future political tensions.
Muslim brotherhood rally violence, Islam and freedom, secular opposition in Egypt, the second largest city of last week's end and lay siege to a Muslim preacher, in his mosque after 14 hours. Rival factions armed with sticks, knife and sword.
Running a new draft constitution's referendum has been marked as violent protests, at least eight people were killed.
The constitution is behind the President Mohammed Moore west and his islamist Allies Egypt huth hosni mubarak, fell nearly two years of transition to democracy is an important step.
Opposition, in the face of the failure of the referendum, the so-called "no" vote against documents, it says on too far away to Islam.
On December 15, the first day of the vote, in 57% of the majority in the constitution. Last Saturday, and of the second stage is expected to produce another "for" ticket, because it covers areas as more conservative, may support the west Moore.
The salvation front, the main opposition alliance say, take position against attempts to dominate Egyptian Muslim brotherhood, Moore west political foundation, to the meaning of "no" vote.
"In the future, for the sake of our people's intense and said firmly" not "injustice and 'not' dominance of the brotherhood," former said in a statement.
The vote within two months
The constitution must be held before the election. If through the, the vote should be held in two months.
, Moore west and his supporters say the constitution require advance Egypt in support of the military dictatorship decades of transition. Opponents say that it ignores the rights of women and minorities, including 10% of the egyptians are christians.
The outbreak of the demonstrations, Moore west wide powers granted in November 22, through the drafting device mainly by his islamist Allies and boycott, many liberals, and then fast tracking of the constitution.
The referendum is being held, more than two days, because many need to supervise the vote from protests. In order to pass, the constitution must be more than 50% of the people voted.
In the last round of a referendum on the uncertainty of the method, Egypt's chief prosecutor suddenly announced that he take he decided to quit.
Prosecutors tara's · ibrahim, he thinks his new strength, appointed Moore west said, he has changed his mind, because his resignation on Monday under stress.
Ibrahim has quit his job personnel gathered in his office, ask him to step down, because of his appointed by the President, and not by the judicial organ, more than 1000 members, the threats to the independence of the judiciary.
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