Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Shura Council member Mohamed Gamal Heshmat has registered the group's "objection" to President Hosni Mubarak or his son Gamal running in next year's presidential elections.
Heshmat criticized recent remarks by National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary-General Safwat al-Sherif in which the latter stated that President Mubarak was the party's preferred candidate.
“They are grooming his son to succeed him,” the MB official said. “Gamal Mubarak's support campaign enjoys police protection."
Leading MB member Essam al-Eryan, for his part, pointed to "discord" within the NDP over the issue of next year's elections.
“Certain state bodies are aware of the discord and could step in at any time to resolve it,” he said.
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
