Egyptian Social Democratic Party

Egyptian Social Democratic Party
الحزب المصرى الديمقراطى الاجتماعى
Founder Mohammed Abou-ElGhar
Founded 29 March 2011
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Ideology Liberalism,[1]
Social liberalism[2]
Social democracy[3][4]
Secularism[5]
Political position Centre-left[2]
National affiliation Egyptian Bloc
Official colours orange
People's Assembly
6 / 508
Website
http://www.egysdp.com/
Politics of Egypt
Political parties
Elections

The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (Arabic: الحزب المصرى الديمقراطى الاجتماعى‎ al-Ḥizb al-Maṣrī al-Dimuqrāṭī al-ijtmāʿī, IPA: [elˈħezb elˈmɑsˤɾi ldemokˈɾˤɑːtˤi leɡteˈmæːʕi]) is a left liberal party in Egypt which was founded after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution by the merger of two minor liberal parties, the Egyptian Democratic Party, and the Liberal Egyptian Party on 29 March 2011.[1] Notable founding members include Mohamed Abou El-Ghar, film maker Daoud Abdel Sayed, activist Amr Hamzawy, and Mervat Tallawy, former UN under-secretary and executive secretary of ESCWA.[2][6] However, Amr Hamzawy resigned from the party in April[7] to form the Freedom Egypt Party on 18 May 2011.[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Egyptian liberal parties merge", Hürriyet Daily News, 30 Mar 2011, http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=egypt8217s-liberal-parties-merge-2011-03-30, retrieved 25 June 2011 
  2. ^ a b c El Wardani, Lina (20 Apr 2011), "Ahram Online's idiot's guide to Egypt's emergent political landscape", Al-Ahram Online, http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/1/64/10342/Egypt/Politics-/Ahram-Onlines-idiots-guide-to-Egypts-emergent-poli.aspx, retrieved 25 June 2011 
  3. ^ "Egyptian Social Democratic Party", Egyptian Elections Watch (Al Ahram), 18 November 2011, http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/33/104/26700/Elections-/Political-Parties/Egyptian-Social-Democratic-Party.aspx, retrieved 29 November 2011 
  4. ^ Al-Masry al-Dimuqrati al-Igtima’i, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2011/11/04/al-masry-al-dimuqrati-al-igtima%E2%80%99i-egyptian-social-democratic-party, retrieved 29 November 2011 
  5. ^ http://bikyamasr.com/egypt-elections-2011/egyptian-social-democratic-party/
  6. ^ Presentation of the Board of Egyptian SDP (in Arabic), retrieved 25 June 2011
  7. ^ Hamzawy resigns from party over statement on military, AhramOnline, 12 April 2011, http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/9844/Egypt/Politics-/Hamzawy-resigns-from-party-over-statement-on-milit.aspx, retrieved 28 June 2011 
  8. ^ El Hebeishy, Mohamed (16 May 2011), Political star Hamzawy founds his own party, AhramOnline, http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/12273/Egypt/Politics-/Political-star-Hamzawy-founds-his-own-party.aspx, retrieved 26 June 2011 

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