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Gamal Mubarak denies presidency plans
Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:00:11
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Gamal Mubarak denied the likelihood of succeeding his father.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal has denied that he would eventually take over the reins of power from his father.
Asked at the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) annual conference about the prospects of inheriting the presidency, Gamal Mubarak told journalists he was focused solely on the parliamentary polls in three years time.
"I'm trying to be creative, I'll refer you to my previous responses," he said. "I'm focused, I have a mandate, I have a responsibility and we have a target which is the election in 2010."
While no explicit moves have been made and Gamal himself has repeatedly said he has no ambition to succeed his father, NDP members on Saturday voted to create a "higher committee" that could put him a step closer to the presidency.
NDP passed an amendment creating an overarching party committee that will choose a presidential candidate from its 50 members, one of whom is Gamal.
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