Ayman Nour, founder of the Ghad Party, announced that he intends to have two vice presidents, one of whom will be a Coptic woman, if he chooses to run in presidential elections.
Nour said he views ElBaradei, former International Atomic Energy Agency chief and potential contender in the 2011 presidential election, as a partner in efforts to mobilize people for change rather than a competitor.
"If ElBaradei is actually able to nominate himself, then we might coordinate our efforts," said Nour. He added that ElBaradei’s nomination will require constitutional amendments.
In other news, Ismail Mohamed Ismail, brother of Ghad former vice president Gamila Ismail, who is also Nour’s ex-wife, has recently joined a political front formed by Moussa Mostafa Moussa and recognized by the Parties Affairs Committee.
Commenting on that, Nour said that Ismail’s move is part of a deal made between opposition parties and the ruling National Democratic Party in order to secure opposition seats in the upcoming legislative elections.Nour described Ismail as a victim of parties which he said "drawl over such deals."
Nour told Al-Masry Al-Youm that Ismail had no real role in the Ghad party and hasn’t attended any supreme authority meetings since he joined the party in 2004.
Meanwhile, Ismail didn’t rule out the possibility of running in the upcoming legislative elections.
Asked about his sister’s thoughts on his joining Moussa’s front, Ismail said,"Gamila is my sister and she knows how much I love and respect her." He continued,"But she’s the one who taught me to separate political work from family affairs. I refuse to have my name linked to hers when it comes to political work."
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
