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Mubarak says no decision on new term
 Egyptian President Husni Mubarak, who has been in office since 1981, has yet to decide whether to run for a fifth six-year term but said he would stand if Egyptians wanted him to. A senior official in the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) said on Tuesday the party had chosen Mubarak as its candidate. But the next day Mubarak's son, Gamal, also a party official, said no decision had been taken and said it was up to the president to decide. Analysts say there is little doubt Mubarak, 76, will stand and that he will be chosen by the NDP-dominated parliament as the sole candidate in the September referendum. But they say officials want to avoid the impression that Egyptians have no say in the matter. Asked if he would run for another presidential term, Mubarak said in an interview with US public broadcaster PBS on Thursday: "This is too early to tell you about that. I haven't decided yet. We have a long time for that."Posted by: Fred 2005-01-15 |
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