A supporter of constitution gestures in front of statue of former Army Chief of Staff Abdel Moneim Riad near Tahrir square, during final stage of referendum on new constitution in CairoBy using Tom Perry and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's new constitution was once overwhelmingly authorized in a referendum, state media suggested on Thursday, an anticipated victory that nudges army chief Basic Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever nearer to a bid for the presidency. The vote advances a transition plan the army unveiled after deposing Islamist president Mohamed Mursi final July. The next move is anticipated to be a presidential election for which Sisi, 59, seems the one serious candidate. Some 90 percent of the individuals who voted authorized the constitution, state-run media suggested.

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