"I do not think he (Mubarak) will leave. I think he will stay until the end of August," he told France`s Europe 1 radio.
Mubarak has said he will not bow to the massive anti-government protests sweeping Egypt and step down immediately but will stay on until elections due in September in which he said he will not run for a sixth term.
Mussa, asked if he would stand in the next elections in Egypt, replied: "Why say no?"
"I am of course at the service of my country... I am ready to serve as a citizen who has the right to be a candidate," he said.
He added that he would also be happy to join a transition government if one emerged to replace Mubarak`s regime.
His comments came as Egyptian protesters massed for "departure day" demonstrations to force the 82-year-old veteran president to step down.(*)
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