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埃及总统支持者呼吁尽快落实新宪法

Backers of President Mohammed Morsi have urged all Egyptians to work together after the adoption of a controversial new constitution.

埃及总统穆罕默德·莫尔西的支持者呼吁所有埃及人共同努力,促进新宪法的实施。
 
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie said Egyptians should "begin building our country's rebirth with free will... men, women, Muslims and Christians".
 
More than 60% of voters backed the constitution in a referendum, although only a third of the electorate(选民) voted.
 
Critics say the document favours Islamists and betrays the revolution. 
 
President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power in February 2011 after nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule. 
 
After the referendum result was announced on Tuesday, dozens of anti-constitution protesters blocked one of the main bridges in the capital Cairo, setting tyres alight and stopping traffic.
 
Parliamentary elections must now take place within two months.
 
The political divisions surrounding the referendum have led to economic uncertainty and a reported rush to buy US dollars. 
 
Currency exchanges in parts of Cairo were said to have run out of dollars. Before the result was announced, the authorities declared a limit of $10,000for travellers into and out of Egypt.
 
On Monday, Egypt's central bank issued a statement saying that the banks had "stable liquidity" to safeguard all deposits.
 
The BBC's Bethany Bell in Cairo says President Morsi's government will soon have to take some unpopular measures to prop up(支撑,支持) the economy, which could hurt his party at the ballot box.