CAIRO—Egypt’s military named an eight-person committee, including a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and a prominent Christian judge, to recommend changes to the country’s constitution, as opposition parties showed the first signs of gearing up for elections.
The Muslim Brotherhood said it intended to register as a legal political party as soon as restrictions on establishing parties are lifted. The group was banned under President Hosni Mubarak’s rule and ran candidates for parliament as independents.
Ayman Nour, head of the liberal Ghad Party, declared himself a candidate for president, the first person to do so. Mr. Nour challenged Mr. Mubarak in the 2005 presidential contest but soon after was convicted and jailed for four years on fraud charges that political opponents of the regime alleged were trumped up.
The Supreme Armed Forces Council, which consists of top military commanders and has ruled Egypt since Mr. Mubarak’s resignation on Friday, has dissolved parliament and pledged to hold new parliamentary and presidential elections within six months. More