Candidates for Egyptian presidency sought

The Egyptian military said candidates wishing to run for president may nominate themselves starting in mid-April.

Supreme Council of the Armed Forces member Major General Mohsen el-Fangari told Egypt’s state television that presidential elections would be held in mid-June.

It would be the first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising last January.

On January 25, Egyptians will mark a year since the start of the popular uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak out of office.

The military took over after Mr Mubarak resigned.