Egyptians protest against referendum

Things are really not looking good in Egypt these days.

According to Al Jazeera, thousands of protesters demonstrated outside the presidential palace to protest against the proposed constitution.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who emerges from the Muslim Brotherhood, had announced that he plans to hold a referendum about a controversial draft charter.

The protesters were chanting for the downfall of the president, and police forces resorted to fire tear gas at some of the ones who broke through police lines.

Some influential daily newspapers and TV channels also planned protests in their manner against the charter Tuesday and Wednesday.

An Al-Jazeera reporter said that the opposition was not against Morsi’s legitimate election, but against his actions and decrees, which they judge as illegitimate.

The referendum is planned for December 15 and will be supervised by the Supreme Judicial Council despite calls for a boycott.