Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian presidential candidate and leading political figure in the country, has said he will drop his bid to be head of state, if the country's military rulers allow him to become the interim prime minister, his office said. ElBaradei, who met earlier on Saturday with the head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said he was "ready to renounce the idea of being a candidate in the presidential election if officially asked to form a cabinet".