Cairo – Arab League chief Amr Moussa says he will run in this year’s presidential elections in Egypt.
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Moussa’s comments Sunday came a day after a constitutional reform panel appointed by Egypt’s military rulers recommended far-reaching reforms that relaxed eligibility rules for who qualifies to run for president.
The changes, if adopted in a national referendum, would open Egypt’s presidential elections to competition and impose a two-term limit on future presidents — a dramatic shift from a system that allowed ousted President Hosni Mubarak to rule for three decades.
Moussa enjoys wide popularity in Egypt, largely because of his scathing criticism of Israel, a country seen by most Egyptians as an enemy despite the 1979 peace treaty between the two neighbors.
lets see how it all plays out
Dangerous man, his main mission is to establish a new palestinian state at the throats of the Israelis. Another leader well connected with Arab Americans to further Islamic rule.