The Salafi Nour Party announced its official endorsement of presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh Saturday evening. Nour Party authorities arrived at the decision to support Fotouh after voting during a meeting on Saturday, according to a Nour Party source. Among the top-ranking members, he said, eight of the eleven supported Fotouh, the remainig three were in favor of candidate Muhammad Salim Al-Awa. The parliamentary bodyof the party voted in favor of Fotouh, while the rest were spit between Salim Al-Awa, and Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy. Members of the Alexandria-based ultra-conservative movement Salafi Dawah also voiced their support for Fotouh, after an internal vote. Fotouh took 121 of the members' votes, Morsy 26, and Awa 3. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
