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Irregularities Cloud Victory for Morsi in First Round of Referendum

Widespread reports of voting violations and irregularities have tainted the results of the first round of the referendum on Egypt’s draft constitution, which has passed according to early accounts, Mohannad Sabry reports.

Supervising judge of El-Baheyya El-Burhaneyya polling station in Cairo's poor district of Sayyeda Zeinab fills the count forms after more than two hours of counting votes. Sunday Dec. 16, 2012.
Supervising judge of El-Baheyya El-Burhaneyya polling station in Cairo's poor district of Sayyeda Zeinab fills the count forms after more than two hours of counting votes. Sunday Dec. 16, 2012. — AL-MONITOR/Mohannad Sabry

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