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Political Parties have existed in Egypt since the late 19th century, evolving in its organization and structure.
They evolved in since that time till today. This practice of democracy has stopped for a period of time in Egyptian history
After the 1952 Revolution, all political parties were disbanded and replaced with a succession of government parties, which alone were allowed to operate. In 1977, with the enactment of the parties' law, Egypt returned to being a multi-party state but - at least until the on-going Egyptian Revolution of 2011 - politics continued to be dominated by the government party, the National Democratic Party, with competing parties being allowed to operate having very little chance of attaining power.
This article lists political parties that have existed in Egypt from the 19th century until 1977. For the current state, see List of political parties in Egypt:
Following the 1952 revolution, political parties were outlawed by the Revolutionary Command Council and a single government party was founded to mobilize support for the government. This was in turn superseded by similar parties, centred on supporting the government and President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The system was liberalised by Nasser's supporter Anwar El Sadat in 1977.