CAIRO: President candidate, Hisham al-Bastawisi, said the decision of running for president is not yet finalized because the application. He said many politicians asked him to run for presidency since 2005, including people who nominated themselves. Bastawisi said when the regime fell, and due to increased demands, he decided he might consider running for presidency. He refuses to have a security detail if he becomes president because it is unjustified how the former regime took advantage of security details and bodyguards. He said he will not wrest power illegitimately if he is democratically elected. He made this statement during an interview on Dream 2 TV program. Bastawsi also refuses to live in the presidential palace and if he were to become president, he would have it converted into an orphanage so the residents can live freely. Especially since buildings have been closed for security reasons for decades. On her part Bastawsi's wife, Olfat, said she rejects the title of First lady since the wife of the president is not elected and she should have no official role in Egypt. The entire Bastawisi family welcomes Hishsam Bastawsi's decision to run for presidency.