Speaking to protesters gathered in Cairo's central Tahrir Sqaure Sunday evening, Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei spoke to the crowds, and demanded regime change.Addressing protesters through what appeared to be a megaphone, ElBaradei said: "They stole our freedom, and what we have begun cannot be reversed. As we mentioned before," he added, "we have a key demand, for the regime to step down and to start a new era."RELATED:Fighter jets swoop over Cairo protests in show of forceClinton, Hague make calls for reforms in EgyptUS, Turkey, Iraq, China urge citizens to leave Egypt
ElBaradei arrived at Cairo's Tahrir Square Sunday evening, as crowds swelled by the thousands over two hours into a government-imposed curfew. He was met by chants of: "The people want the regime to fall," according to Reuters.ElBaradei spoke to the crowd gathered in the square for the sixth straight day but did not speak to reporters. Live television feeds from the square in central Cairo showed the opposition figure in the large crowds.Earlier Sunday, the Muslim Brotherhood threw its support behind ElBaradei to hold proposed negotiations with the government in order to form a new unity government.Speaking to Al-Jazeera, Muslim Brotherhood official Essam el-Eryan said that "political groups support ElBaradei to negotiation with the regime." ElBaradei, in an interview aired on CNN Sunday, said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak must leave the country immediately."It is loud and clear from everybody in Egypt that Mubarak has to leave today, and it is non-negotiable for every Egyptian." he said. He added that it should "be followed by a smooth transition [to] a national unity government to be followed by all the measures set in place for a free and fair election."ElBaradei: 'They stole our freedom,' demands regime change
Egyptian opposition figure tells crowds in Cairo: "What we've begun cannot be reversed"; Muslim Brotherhood throws support behind ElBaradei, gives him mandate to negotiate unity gov't.
