STRATFOR has received indications that opposition within the Egyptian armed forces is complicating Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's succession plan. According to STRATFOR Egyptian sources, Mubarak's original plan was to ease the transition of power to his son, Gamal, by having Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman assume the vice presidency in the near future and then the presidency for at least one year before transferring the reins to the younger Mubarak. The Egyptian president would rely on the authority of the National Democratic Party (NDP) to arrange for such electoral results. In early October, however, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who is deeply involved in the succession planning, told Al-Hayat newspaper that Mubarak would likely be re-elected to a sixth term in the summer 2011 presidential elections. The reason behind Mubarak's change in plan likely stemmed from growing opposition within the armed forces over the president's plans for Gamal.