(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "The military apparatus will not meddle in the elections," Member of the Kefaya (Enough) opposition movement George Issac said in Cairo, but meantime warned that if SCAF dares to do so, it would cause public protests.
"Naturally, SCAF's interference in the issue would be against the revolution of the Egyptian people," he noted, adding, "What Egypt wants now is the sovereignty of a civil power elected by the people and free from the interference and involvement of the military bodies."
The remarks by Issac came a few days after informed sources told Ahram Online that the SCAF and the influential Muslim Brotherhood - along with the latter's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), which currently enjoys just shy of a parliamentary majority - are reportedly edging closer to declaring Arab League chief Nabil El-Arabi as their preferred presidential candidate.
Later, El-Arabi denied rumors of discussions with Egypt's ruling military council or Muslim Brotherhood to support him for president.
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