Egypt awaits results on key post-Morsi election

CAIRO: Egypt’s military-installed authorities have hailed a “high turnout” in a constitutional referendum as a sign of strong approval of the army’s ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

Initial tallies reported by state media on Thursday (Friday in Manila) suggested more than 90 percent of voters approved the new constitution in the two-day referendum on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a 39 percent turn out in most provinces.