Egypt holds final vote on divisive charter
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Egyptian supporters of President Mohamed Morsi shout slogans during a rally in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. Egyptians vote on Saturday in the final round of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution that has fuelled weeks of sometimes bloody protests in the divided country but is likely to be approved. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Egyptian riot police try to quell clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Protesters supporting Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gesture as anti-Mursi protesters throw rocks at them during clashes in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Buses are seen ablaze during clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Egyptian supporters of President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans during a rally in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Riot policemen stand with shields as protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi hurl rocks at pro-Mursi protesters during clashes in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi perform prayers as riot policemen stand in line to separate pro and anti-Mursi protesters in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Egyptian men use their mobile phones to shoot pictures and videos of buses which were set ablaze following clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attends a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gather under a banner at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Riot policemen stand in line to separate between protesters supporting Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and others opposing him in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS -
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi clash with riot policemen separating them and those supporting Mursi, in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Egyptian supporters of President Mohamed Morsi shout slogans during a rally in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. Egyptians vote on Saturday in the final round of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution that has fuelled weeks of sometimes bloody protests in the divided country but is likely to be approved. -- PHOTO: AFP
Egyptian riot police try to quell clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Protesters supporting Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gesture as anti-Mursi protesters throw rocks at them during clashes in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Buses are seen ablaze during clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Egyptian supporters of President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans during a rally in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Riot policemen stand with shields as protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi hurl rocks at pro-Mursi protesters during clashes in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi perform prayers as riot policemen stand in line to separate pro and anti-Mursi protesters in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Egyptian men use their mobile phones to shoot pictures and videos of buses which were set ablaze following clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attends a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gather under a banner at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Riot policemen stand in line to separate between protesters supporting Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and others opposing him in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi clash with riot policemen separating them and those supporting Mursi, in Alexandria on Dec 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptians vote on Saturday in the final round of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution that has fuelled weeks of sometimes bloody protests in the divided country but is likely to be approved.
Polling stations open at 8.00am (2.00pm on Saturday, Singapore time) in the remaining 17 provinces that did not vote in last Saturday's first round of the referendum.
Hundreds of Egyptians clashed on Friday in the country's second largest city Alexandria in the latest violence between Islamists who back the charter and opponents who accuse them of overreaching.
The interior ministry said 62 people, among them 12 police conscripts, were injured and 12 protesters were arrested.
