Congress Party (Egypt)
Appearance
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Egyptian Congress Party حزب المؤتمر المصري | |
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Chairperson | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida[1] |
Honorary President | Mohammed El-Oraby |
Founder | Amr Moussa[2] |
Founded | 18 September 2012 |
Merger of | RTP ECP EFP EAUP YEP |
Headquarters | Cairo |
Newspaper | Congress |
Youth wing | Union of Congress Party Youth |
Ideology | Big tent Social liberalism |
Political position | Centre to centre-left[1] |
National affiliation | For the Love of Egypt[3] |
Colours | Green Blue |
Slogan | " Together we Build! " (Arabic: معا نبني) |
House of Representatives | 7 / 596 |
Senate | 3 / 300 |
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The Congress Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري), or Conference Party,[4] is a secularist political party in Egypt.[5] It was created by the merger of five liberal and leftist parties,[6] as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.[7]
The Conference Party participated in a 12 January 2015 meeting of multiple parties chaired by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[1]
Main merger parties
[edit]All of the parties that agreed to or considered joining are:[7][8]
- Ghad El-Thawra Party
- Egyptian Citizen Party
- Freedom Party[5]
- Arab Egyptian Union
- Masr El-Fatah
- and other smaller parties
Electoral history
[edit]House of Representatives
[edit]Election | Party Leader | Seats | +/– |
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2015 | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida | 12 / 596
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2020 | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida | 7 / 596
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Senate
[edit]Election | Seats | +/– |
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2020 | 3 / 300
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, 12 January 2015, retrieved 12 January 2015
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ a b "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.