Egypt: Mohamed ElBaradei not sure to run for president

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/13/egypt-mohamed-elbaradei-president

Egyptian pro-democracy campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei said in a televised interview aired on Sunday that he is not sure he will run for president, because there has not been not enough debate about the future of the country.

ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a favorite of some leaders of the uprising that unseated Hosni Mubarak, but polls show he has little electoral support. He inspired many of the protesters who took part in the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak to step down in February.

"I don't want to run for president just to be president. I want to reform this country," he said. "I want to run. But my red line is I don't want to be part of a stage setting," a reform-like cover for continuing the traditional way of running the country.

The Mubarak regime was faulted for corruption, widespread human rights abuses, cronyism and poor handling of the nation's economy.