英闻天下——27 Egypt's Draft Constitution Approved

 　　Egypt's draft constitution has been approved in referendum.

 

　　Egypt's Elections Commission says according to the official results, nearly two-thirds of eligible¹ voters supported the draft constitution in the two-stage referendum.

 

　　Judge Samir Abu el-Matti is with the Supreme² Election Commission.

 

　　"The percentage of the voters who cast their votes in the referendum is 32.9 per cent, the total number of the voters who cast a 'Yes' vote is 10,693,911 with a percentage of 63.8 per cent, the total number of the voters who cast a 'No' vote is 6,61,101 with a percentage of 36.2 per cent."

 

　　The initial results of the referendum showed over 60 percent of voters approved of the disputed constitution.

 

　　Late in November, 85 members of the Constituent³ Assembly approved the draft constitution after a 17-hour marathon vote.

 

　　Morsi's mainly Islamist supporters say the new constitution will secure democracy and encourage stability.

 

　　But most liberals, leftists and Coptic Christians⁴ observers consider that the draft written by the Islamist-dominated assembly does not represent all Egyptians.

 

　　The country has recently witnessed mass protests by both opponents and supporters of the constitution, which have occasionally turned violent.

 

　　Parliamentary elections must take place within two months.

1 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 constituent   

n.选民；成分，组分；adj.组成的，构成的

参考例句：

• Sugar is the main constituent of candy.食糖是糖果的主要成分。
• Fibre is a natural constituent of a healthy diet.纤维是健康饮食的天然组成部分。

4 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。