Leading Dissident Seeks to Register for Election
From Times Wire Reports
Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour applied to run against President Hosni Mubarak, arriving early in the hope of being first to submit his name and gain the right to use an Islamic crescent symbol on posters and ballots.
State media said Mubarak, who also wanted the crescent, submitted his nomination papers to the electoral commission ahead of Nour, sparking a controversy that soured the start of the election campaign.
Many Egyptian voters are illiterate, and all candidates can choose a symbol.
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