Referendum on Egypt’s constitution seen in December

By Asma Alsharif CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will dangle a referendum on an amended constitution in December, the team drafting it mentioned on Tuesday, the most important step in a military-backed roadmap supposed to result in elections. Hours before the timing of the referendum used to be announced, protesters took to the streets in defiance of a regulation handed on Sunday requiring police approval for gatherings of greater than 10 people. Police detained 28 folks, the Inside Ministry stated. Egypt's democratic credentials have been called into question for the reason that armed forces toppled the u . s . a .'s first freely elected president, Islamist Mohamed Mursi, in July, following mass protests towards his rule.