Reform and Development Misruna Party

Reform and Development Misruna Party
حزب الأصلاح و التنمية
Chairman Anwar Essmat Sadat
Founder Raymond Lakah
Founded 2009
Headquarters Cairo
Ideology Liberalism
Political position Centre
National affiliation For the Love of Egypt[1]
Colors Gold
House of Representatives
0 / 567
Website
http://www.rdpegypt.org/
Politics of Egypt
Political parties
Elections

The Reform and Development Misruna Party (Arabic: حزب الأصلاح و التنمية‎ Hizb Al-Islah wa Al-Tanmiyah) is a liberal political party in Egypt.

History and profile

Reform and Development Misruna Party was founded in 2009.[2] The founders of the party are Anwar Essmat Sadat, the ex-president Anwar Sadat's nephew and the Egyptian billionaire Raymond Lakah.[3] The initial license application of the party was rejected in July 2010.[2] It was legalized in May 2011 in just before the Egypt’s 25 January Revolution in 2012.[2]

The party participated in the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011–2012 and won 9 seats in the lower house.[4] The party merged with the Misruna party (Our Egypt party) in June of 2011; the party name changed slightly.[3]

References

  1. ↑ ""فى حب مصر": اعتماد 4 منسقين لقوائم القطاعات الأربعة و10 أحزاب مشاركة". Youm7. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Reform and Development Party-Misruna". Jadaliyya. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Reform and Development". Egyptian Elections Watch. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Masrawy

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