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Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2014

Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2014
Results
Votes  %
Yes 19,985,389 98.13%
No 381,341 1.87%
Valid votes 20,366,730 98.80%
Invalid or blank votes 246,947 1.2%
Total votes 20,613,677 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 53,423,485 38.59%
Results by Governorate
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A constitutional referendum was held in Egypt on 14 and 15 January 2014 and with Egyptians abroad voting between 8 and 12 January. The new constitution was approved by 98.1% of voters. Turnout was 38.6%.

Mohammad Morsi was removed from power during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. The timetable established by interim president Adly Mansour envisioned a rapid transition, which initially entailed amending the suspended 2012 constitution.

The process of amending the 2012 constitution began with a committee of 10 legal experts. The draft amendments by the committee of 10 made many notable changes to the text of the 2012 constitution. The committee of 10 completed their work on 20 August 2013.

The second phase of the process included amendments by a committee of 50; those 50 people were announced on 1 September 2013.Amr Moussa was chosen as the chairman of the committee of 50 on 8 September 2013. The draft constitution was given to President Mansour on 3 December 2013.

The Dignity Party backed the constitution. The Free Egyptians Party supported it. The Socialist Popular Alliance Party as well as the Socialist Party of Egypt also supported the constitution. The Popular Current had said that it supported the constitution. The Nour Party said it would support the constitution.Tamarod started a campaign on 5 December 2013 in support of the constitution. The Egyptian Trade Union Federation called on its supporters to vote for the constitution. The National Salvation Front said that it would call for a yes vote on the constitution. The Egyptian Social Democratic Party voted for the constitution.


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