(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/121214-egypt-hmed-1012p.photoblog600.jpg)Amr Abdallah Dalsh / ReutersSupporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood chant pro-Morsi slogans during a rally in Cairo on Friday in the runup to Saturday's vote on a draft constitution.By ReutersPolling stations opened Saturday for a controversial vote on an Egyptian constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further divisions in the Arab world's biggest nation.
Egyptians are to begin two days of voting in a referendum on a divisive draft basic law that has pitted Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi against a liberal, secular and Christian opposition in often bloody clashes in Cairo and other cities.
ANALYSIS: As Egypt votes, what is at stake? (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/15/15913197-egypt-votes-on-its-constitution-whats-at-stake-and-what-does-it-mean-for-the-future?lite)
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