Mohamed ElBaradei may run for Egyptian presidency
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei signaled that he may run for the next presidential elections in Egypt that will be held in 2011. In a statement published in al-Quds al-Arabi, ElBaradei joined the ranks of the Egyptian opposition against bequeathing power to President Hosni Mubarak's son, Gamal.
This is the first time ElBaradei has official spoken of the possibility of running for president. He also wrote in his statement that the parliament and presidential elections in Egypt must be conducted based on the examples of the advanced democracies in the West. (Roee Nahmias)
