Conference Party
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Conference Party حزب المؤتمر المصري | |
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Leader | Mohamed El-Oraby[1] |
Founded | 18 September 2012 |
Ideology |
Secularism[2] Liberalism |
Political position |
Big tent Centre-right to Left-wing |
National affiliation | National Salvation Front[3] |
Affiliated parties |
Ghad El-Thawra Party Egyptian Citizen Party Freedom Party Conservative Party Democratic Generation Party[4] |
Politics of Egypt Political parties Elections |
The Conference Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري; "Egyptian Conference Party") or Congress Party [5] is a secularist political alliance in Egypt.[4] It includes nine former parties, while 14 other parties are expected to follow later.[6] Among them are liberal and leftist forces, as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.[7] Amr Moussa is the former leader of the party.[8]
Affiliated parties
All of the parties that agreed to or considered joining are:[7][9]
- El-Ghad Party
- Ghad El-Thawra Party
- Democratic Front Party
- Egyptian Arab Socialist Party
- Revolutionary Youth Union
- Conservative Party
- Egyptian Citizen Party
- Freedom Party
- Al-Mustikloon Al-Goded
- Al-Tali'a Al-Arabiya Party
- Al-Wai'e Party
- Arab Party for Justice and Equality
- Arab Egyptian Union
- Democratic Generation Party
- El-Khodr Party
- Masr El-Fatah
- Revolution's Guards
- Social Justice Party
- Social Peace Party
- Sufi Egyptian
- Tahrir Party
- Thawra Party
References
- ↑ "Amr Moussa resigns as head of Conference Party", Daily News Egypt, 21 July 2013, retrieved 12 December 2013
- ↑ "Egypt’s Secular Forces". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ National Salvation Front threatens civil disobedience, Egypt Independent, 30 November 2012, retrieved 12 December 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NDP holdovers, FJP look for allies ahead of Egypt's legislative polls". Ahram Online. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Egyptian Congress Party to participate in Friday’s protest". Egypt Independent. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ Howeidy, Amira (1 October 2012), "Egypt's political coalitions and new parties: A guide", Ahram Online, retrieved 12 December 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Former Arab League head Amr Moussa establishes Egyptian Conference Party". Ahram Online. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Analysis: Egypt's opposition scents chance in election debacle". Reuters. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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