The Egyptian election commission ruling has angered Hazem Abu Ismail's supporters, who were marching Friday to the capital's Tahrir Square, a focal point for protests.
Abu Ismail has said he faces a "plot." His campaign chief Gamal Saber says that the country's military rulers were looking for ways to disqualify the candidate.
If Abu Ismail cannot run, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Khairat el-Shater would lose his main competitor for the powerful Islamist vote.
The presidential elections end of May are the first since the fall of Hosni Mubarak in last year's uprising.
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