The former deputy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and candidate for presidency, Abdallah al-Ashaal, said the Military council's survey to measure the popularity of the candidates falls outside his preview, and the Military council has no right to interfere with this issue. Al-Ashaal said the Military council wanted to present some figures for the public opinion and ignored other candidates, which is shameful and the Military council shouldn't have gotten involved. "Does the Military council have the authority to launch such a survey?" Al-Ashaal questioned. He said the main role of the Military council is to run the country temporarily and not to interfere in the presidency elections or show any support of any the candidates. Al-Ashaal also criticized the Military council's meeting with presidency candidates, Mohamed al-Baradei and Amr Moussa, without meeting the other candidates, although al-Baradei and Moussa don't have an actual presence and popularity in the Egyptian streets.
