Egypt president's son populist food subsidies backer
The son of Egypt's leader said on Thursday that food subsidies were easing the burden of rising prices in an interview on state television that boosted his public profile ahead of
right a 2011 presidential election.
President Hosni Mubarak, in power since 1981, has not said if he will seek a new six-year term. If he does not, most Egyptians believe the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) will name his 46-year-old son Gamal as its candidate.
Both father and son have denied any plan for a family succession and government officials have knocked down reports the president, 82, is too ill to serve a sixth term.
Gamal Mubarak has edged into the public sphere in the past two years as head of the NDP's policy committee, touring the Arab world's most populous country to meet locals, with state media often present to document the events.
"The purpose of the visits is to listen to the people to set priorities," he said in
right the interview late on Thursday.
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