Mubarak's Son Won't Run in Elections
CBS News reports:
Egypt's vice president has said that President Hosni Mubarak's son will not seek to succeed his father in elections later this year, the latest concession to anti-government protesters, according to state television.
It was widely believed that Mubarak was grooming his son Gamal, 46, to succeed him despite significant public opposition.
The vice president's comments appear to be the latest gestures to mollify anti-Mubarak protesters who have been protesting for the immediate ouster of the president for 10 days.
Suleiman, in an interview with state television broadcast Thursday, said the government needs more time for its police force to rebuild, for changes to be enacted to the nation's constitution and for the government or organize an election, CBS News' Khaled Wassef reports.
Suleiman, who Mubarak appointed as the first vice president during his 30-year rule, also said the protest movement in Cairo's Tahrir Square is destroying the country and is now only carrying out agendas of foreign nations, Wassef reports.
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