The executive office of the ‘Freedom and Justice party’, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, today announced the selection of Essam el-Erian, Vice President of the party, to be the party\'s temporary new leader, replacing Dr Mohammed Morsi, the elected president.  A statement issued by the party and obtained by ‘Arabstoday’, confirmed that El-Erian will replace Morsi temporarily till they hold general elections. El-Erian was acting as the party’s head during the last period, due to the preoccupation of Mohammed Morsi with the presidential elections.