Egypt’s top election officer resigns amidst rigging allegations
21 Dec 2012 2:26 AM GMT
Egypt's top election official overseeing a referendum to decide the fate of a controversial and polarising draft constitution, has resigned citing health reasons, two days ahead of the second phase of voting amid widespread allegations of irregularities and rigging.
The opposition is up in arms against the government of President Mohamed Mursi and the draft constitution that critics see as being ‘too Islamist’ and have levelled allegations of irregularities in the first round of the vote on December 15 that turned out to be a narrow 'yes'. Secretary General of the Election Committee Zaghloul el-Balshi announced he is stepping down and cited ‘a sudden health crisis’ as the reason for his sudden resignation last night.
‘The effort I put in over the past period has caused a sudden health crisis... As you know, it is impossible to carry out my mission with this health condition,’ read the letter of resignation he sent to the election committee.
The opposition is up in arms against the government of President Mohamed Mursi and the draft constitution that critics see as being ‘too Islamist’ and have levelled allegations of irregularities in the first round of the vote on December 15 that turned out to be a narrow 'yes'. Secretary General of the Election Committee Zaghloul el-Balshi announced he is stepping down and cited ‘a sudden health crisis’ as the reason for his sudden resignation last night.
‘The effort I put in over the past period has caused a sudden health crisis... As you know, it is impossible to carry out my mission with this health condition,’ read the letter of resignation he sent to the election committee.
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