CAIRO, Rabi'I 12, 1433, Feb 4, 2012, SPA -- A civilian council appointed to advise Egypt's military rulers said on Saturday preparations for a presidential election should begin on Feb. 23, a step that would bring forward the presidential election from an expected June date, according to Reuters. The recommendation from the advisory body was a response to a week of violence that has heaped new criticism on the rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces which assumed power from former President Hosni Mubarak a year ago. The advisory council said formal nominations for the presidency should be accepted starting Feb. 23, nearly two months sooner than the April 15 date previously announced by authorities. --SPA 20:29 LOCAL TIME 17:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/967039