Egypt's liberals, leftists quit constitutional assembly

From Tag Egypt Tue Mar 27 2012, 10:00:53

Liberal and leftist members of the assembly drafting a new Egyptian constitution resigned Tuesday, saying Islamists dominate the body and that minority Christians and women are under-represented. The liberals vowed to draft an alternate constitution.

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