Conference Party
| Conference Party حزب المؤتمر المصري | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson |
Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida[1] Mohamed El-Oraby (formerly)[2] |
| Founder | Amr Moussa[3] |
| Founded | 18 September 2012 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Ideology |
Big tent Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] |
| National affiliation | For the Love of Egypt[4] |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Gold |
| House of Representatives |
12 / 568 |
|
Politics of Egypt Political parties Elections | |
The Conference Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري) or Congress Party[5] is a secularist political party in Egypt.[6] Five different parties political parties merged to become the Conference Party.[7] Among them are liberal and leftist forces, as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.[8]
The Conference Party participated in a 12 January meeting of multiple parties chaired by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[1]
Main merger parties
All of the parties that agreed to or considered joining are:[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, 12 January 2015, retrieved 12 January 2015
- ↑ "Mousa discusses electoral alliance, political parties still considering", Cairo Post, 9 July 2014, retrieved 24 August 2014
- ↑ "Analysis: Egypt's opposition scents chance in election debacle". Reuters. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"". El Watan News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Egyptian Congress Party to participate in Friday’s protest". Egypt Independent. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- 1 2 "NDP holdovers, FJP look for allies ahead of Egypt's legislative polls". Ahram Online. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Islamism, ideology or a political vacuum?". Al-Ahram Weekly. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Former Arab League head Amr Moussa establishes Egyptian Conference Party". Ahram Online. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.