On the road to reform

This sounds good:

More than one candidate will be able to stand in presidential elections in Egypt under a constitutional change proposed by President Hosni Mubarak, a step welcomed by several opposition groups.

The move, announced by Mr Mubarak in a televised address, would allow the first multi-candidate presidential elections since the 1952 revolution and follows pressure from the United States for political change.

Analysts say the step is both a response to calls from Washington for political reform and an increasingly vocal opposition inside Egypt, which they say has been emboldened by US pressure.

It's not much but it's a start.