But the situation now becomes completely different, as we decided to participate in the presidential election. We must change our foreign policy,” Moussa said.View of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)Moussa stated, “In fact, addressing the issue of GERD needs a political solution. One month earlier, Nour announced the removal of Moussa from his post as a deputy chairperson.In November 2008, the dispute between Moussa and Nour reached its peak, and both leaders' supporters engaged in violent clashes that resulted in setting the party's headquarters on fire. Nour's wife, prominent anchorwoman Gamila Ismail, accused Moussa's supporters of deliberately burning the party's building.In May 2011, the conflict between Moussa and Nour ended with recognizing Moussa as the legitimate chairman of El-Ghad Party, according to a decision made by the Parties' Affairs Commission. "A few months after Ayman Nour and I founded El-Ghad Party, Nour decided to run for the presidential election in 2005.

Source: Egypt Today January 29, 2018 18:33 UTC