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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 23 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Vice president resigns as Egyptians vote by Middle East correspondent Matt Brown, wires Egypt's vice president Mahmoud Mekki has resigned as millions of Egyptians head to the polls to vote in the final round of a referendum on a draft constitution Authorities extended voting by four hours in the second and decisive round of the plebiscite on the Islamist-drafted constitution that the opposition has criticised as divisive and likely to cause more unrest. Several hours before polls closed, Mr Mekki announced his resignation, saying he wanted to quit last month but stayed on to help president Mohamed Morsi tackle a crisis that blew up when the Islamist leader assumed wide powers. More » Prosecutors to ponder charges over royal hoax Christmas pardon for Pope's jailed ex-butler Leaked report warns against national park hunting Police smash international drug syndicate Sydney Harbour heliport plans on hold North Korea leader orders bigger rockets Three shot dead as gun reform debate intensifies Prince William to spend Christmas with his in-laws Men stabbed with scissors after Christmas party About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at idouska1.scan@blogger.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2012 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters