Editing Mohamed ElBaradei (section)

=== Possible presidential candidacy ===
{{Main|2012 Egyptian presidential election|National Association for Change}}

ElBaradei's name was circulated by opposition groups from 2009 to 2012 as a possible candidate to succeed President [[Hosni Mubarak]] in Egypt's highest executive position when his name was suggested by [[Mohamed Hassanein Heikal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Egyptian opposition wants ElBaradei to run for president |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=204908 |newspaper=[[Tehran Times]] |date=8 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El Baradei to run for president of Egypt? |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C10%5C07%5Cstory_7-10-2009_pg4_7 |newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]] |date=7 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arab League chief refuses to rule out Egypt presidential bid |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291035,arab-league-chief-refuses-to-rule-out-egypt-presidential-bid.html |newspaper=Earth Times |date=20 October 2009}}</ref>

ElBaradei did not make any clear statements regarding his intentions to run for the office; however, he has demanded that certain conditions be met to ensure fair elections accompanied by changes to the constitution that will allow more freedom for independent candidates before he would actually consider running for the presidency. Several opposition groups have endorsed him, considering him a neutral figure who could transition the country to greater [[democracy]].

On 24 February 2010, ElBaradei met with several opposition leaders and notable intellectuals at his home in [[Cairo]]. The meeting was concluded with an announcement for the formation of a new non-party-political movement called the "[[National Association for Change]]." The movement aims for general reforms in the political scene and mainly [http://www.egypt.gov.eg/english/laws/Constitution/chp_five/part_one.aspx article 76 of the Egyptian constitution], which places restrictions on free presidential elections, especially when it comes to independent candidates. The banned political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, was represented at the meeting by one of its key figures; however, its stand in accepting a non-member of its group as a representative is still unclear. It is also unknown whether [[Amr Moussa]], the head of the [[Arab League]] who met with ElBaradei a day earlier, will be part of the new movement.<ref name="ElBaradei to form 'national association for change'">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8534365.stm ElBaradei to form 'national association for change'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127064617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8534365.stm |date=27 January 2011 }}</ref>

On 7 March 2011 it was announced that ElBaradei intended to run for the presidential elections, this intention was later clearly stated in a live interview by ElBaradei to the ON TV channel 10 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2011/march/7/barad3i_president.aspx |title=البرادعي يعلن ترشحه للرئاسة |publisher=Masrawy.com |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=24 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314144824/http://www.masrawy.com/News/Egypt/Politics/2011/march/7/barad3i_president.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2011}}</ref>
On 14 January 2012 ElBaradei declared he would not run for president.<ref>{{cite news |title=ElBaradei, in Protest, Drops Bid for Egypt's Presidency |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/world/middleeast/mohamed-elbaradei-pulls-out-of-egypts-presidential-race.html?_r=1&hp |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 January 2012}}</ref>

On 4 July 2013 ElBaradei was mentioned as a favorite to head a transitional Egyptian government amid the [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état]]<ref>"[https://www.voanews.com/a/elbaradei-tops-list-to-head-egypt-government/1694951.html Sources: ElBaradei Tops List to Head Egypt Government] ", Voice of America News, retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref> as the [[prime minister]].<ref>UK Independent, 3 July 2013, "Profiles: Adly Mansour and Mohamed ElBaradei - Egypt’s incoming leaders" {{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/profiles-adly-mansour-and-mohamed-elbaradei--egypts-incoming-leaders-8686258.html |title=Profiles: Adly Mansour and Mohamed ElBaradei - Egypt's incoming |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=4 July 2013 |access-date=2013-07-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706112834/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/profiles-adly-mansour-and-mohamed-elbaradei--egypts-incoming-leaders-8686258.html |archive-date=6 July 2015}}</ref>