Mubarak ‘to finish term’ as a million rally for him to go

EGYPTIAN President Hosni Mubarak said he would step down in a few months once a successor is elected, a move that responds to massive street protests but which may not satisfy many who want him out now.

At least a million people rallied across the country for an end to Mubarak’s 30- year-rule, with reports last night of clashes in Alexandria between Mubarak supporters and anti-government protesters.

In Cairo’s Tahrir or Liberation, Square, there was cheering after the 82-year- old leader’s pugnacious broadcast on state television but also questioning about whether the opposition will agree to months of transition.