Cairo (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Preliminary indications show a majority of Egyptians who voted in a referendum backed constitutional changes that will allow Egypt`s military rulers to move swiftly to elections, a judicial source said on Sunday.

A parliamentary vote, if the referendum result is confirmed, could now take place as early as September.

"The preliminary indication of the result a few hours before the official announcement is that turn out nears 60 percent and 70 percent voted `yes`, 4 percent were invalid votes and 26 percent said `no`," a judiciary source told Reuters.

The Muslim Brotherhood and remnants of former President Hosni Mubarak`s ruling party called for a `yes` vote, and analysts said they would benefit most from an early parliamentary election. Reformers urged a `no` vote saying they wanted the constitution re-written. (*)

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