Egyptian Communist Party
| Egyptian Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي المصري | |
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| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Egypt |
| Ideology | Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation |
Revolutionary Democratic Coalition[1] National Salvation Front[2] |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| http://cp-egypt.com/ | |
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Politics of Egypt Political parties Elections | |
The Egyptian Communist Party (Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي المصري) (ECP) is a political party in Egypt, formed in 1975 by a number of members of the former Egyptian Communist Party. Under the regimes of Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak the new Communist Party faced state repression and was barred from running in elections. The party however continued to operate underground until the overthrow of Mubarak in 2011.[3] Despite having ECP members allegedly killed and imprisoned under Mubarak, the party have since been involved in mobilizing workers in 2011.[4]
On 10 May 2011, the ECP agreed to enter into a "socialist front" with four other Egyptian leftist groups called the Coalition of Socialist Forces, which includes the Revolutionary Socialists, the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, The Socialist Party of Egypt and the Workers Democratic Party.[5]
See also
- Communist Party
References
- ↑ Revolutionary Democratic Coalition: A new voice on Egypt's Left, Ahram Online, 19 November 2012, retrieved 13 December 2013
- ↑ Live updates 2: Millions on streets for anti-Morsi protests; 4 dead in Upper Egypt, Ahram Online, 30 June 2013, retrieved 13 December 2013
- ↑ "Communist Party of Egypt resumes open political activities". Links International Journal of Socialist Renewalaccessdate=28 April 2011.
- ↑ "In solidarity with heroic struggle of the Egyptian people". Communist Party of Australia. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Five socialist parties unite to impact Egyptian politics". Ahram Online. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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