Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's Alexandria seminar, scheduled for today, is now canceled, reported Ahmed al-Hammamy, the coordinator for Alexandria Revolts' Union. There were allegations floating around earlier that the seminar was cancelled because it was expected that Shafiq would officially announce his candidacy for the Egyptian presidency. “These allegations are not true,” al-Hammamy told Youm7. “Shafiq was invited as the former Egyptian Prime Minister and not as a likely candidate for the presidency.” “The Union does not support Shafiq's likely candidacy,” he said, adding that the Union is neutral in order to avoid conflicts with other political powers.