CAIRO: A top Egyptian ruling party official says his party will elect its presidential candidate in May or June of next year, a few months ahead of a scheduled election.
President Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt since 1981, could stand for re-election. But there have been concerns about the 82-year-old Mubarak’s health since he underwent surgery in Germany in March to remove his gall bladder and a benign growth in the lining of his small intestine.
Mubarak has rejected calls to name a vice president who could be a potential successor.
Mufid Shehab, parliamentary affairs minister, said Sunday night that 6,000 members of the National Democratic Party will vote for the presidential candidate next year.
