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Mohammed Attiya, the chairman of the commission that organised Egypt's referendum, announces during a press conferense in Cairo on March 20, 2011
Monday, Mar. 21, 2011

Open quoteEgyptians came forward to have their say in the future of the country.Close quote

  • MOHAMMED AHMED ATTIYAH,
  • head of a judicial oversight committee in Cairo, saying that in a referendum, a majority of Egyptians approved amendments to the constitution that will allow the military to proceed with parliamentary elections as early as September
Photo: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images | Source: Reuters