As far as opponents to Mubarak are concerned, could Ayman Nour run again?
That is highly unlikely. After three years in prison, accused of illegally forming the Ghad Party, Nour has to deal with many legal problems. At the moment he cannot compete for any political position, let alone that of President of the Republic. Nobel Prize Winner El Baradei is also facing legal obstacles. He could only run for the presidency as an independent candidate. Why not as the leader of a new political party? It is almost impossible to form a new political party. To be approved the party must obtain authorisation from the “Committee for Political Parties,” a body presided over by the NDP’s secretary general. Bureaucratic obstacles aside, what do you think of the El Baradei phenomenon? I believe he has managed to win consensus of the new generations, especially the young who are interested in politics but not remotely linked to political parties. For them El Baradei is the symbol of complete novelty. Does this take supporters away from the Muslim Brotherhood? The real novelty
