Conference Party

Conference Party
حزب المؤتمر المصري
Leader Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida[1]
Mohamed El-Oraby (formerly)[2]
Amr Moussa (formerly)[3]
Founded 18 September 2012
Ideology Secularism[4]
Political position Center-right[1]
National affiliation For the Love of Egypt[5]
Affiliated parties Egyptian Citizen Party
Freedom Party[6]
House of Representatives
0 / 567
Politics of Egypt
Political parties
Elections

The Conference Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري‎; "Egyptian Conference Party") or Congress Party[7] is a secularist political party in Egypt.[6] Five different parties political parties merged to become the Conference Party.[8] Among them are liberal and leftist forces, as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.[9] The party withdrew from the Egyptian Front.[10]

Affiliated parties

All of the parties that agreed to or considered joining are:[9][11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, 12 January 2015, retrieved 12 January 2015
  2. ↑ "Mousa discusses electoral alliance, political parties still considering", Cairo Post, 9 July 2014, retrieved 24 August 2014
  3. ↑ "Analysis: Egypt's opposition scents chance in election debacle". Reuters. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Egypt’s Secular Forces". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. ↑ ""فى حب مصر": اعتماد 4 منسقين لقوائم القطاعات الأربعة و10 أحزاب مشاركة". Youm7. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "NDP holdovers, FJP look for allies ahead of Egypt's legislative polls". Ahram Online. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Egyptian Congress Party to participate in Friday’s protest". Egypt Independent. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Islamism, ideology or a political vacuum?". Al-Ahram Weekly. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Former Arab League head Amr Moussa establishes Egyptian Conference Party". Ahram Online. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "رسميا.. انسحاب "المؤتمر و"التجمع" و"الغد" من "الجبهةالمصرية"". Youm7. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.