Dignity Party (Egypt)

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Dignity Party
حزب الكرامة
Chairman Mohamed Samy[1]
Founder Hamdeen Sabahi and Amin Iskander
Founded 1996
Merged into United Nasserist Party[2]
Newspaper 'Al-Karama' Newspaper
Ideology Nasserism
Political position Left-wing
National affiliation National Front for Salvation of the Revolution[1]
Colors Green
People's Assembly
6 / 498
Constituent Assembly
1 / 39

Politics of Egypt
Political parties
Elections

The Dignity Party is a left-wing Nasserist political party founded in Egypt in 1996.[3] The current leader of the party is Mohamed Samy.[1] In January 2013, the Dignity Party signed an initiative to merge with the Arab Democratic Nasserist Party, the National Conciliation Party, and the Popular Congress Nasserist Party to form the United Nasserist Party.[2]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c National Salvation Front threatens civil disobedience, Egypt Independent, 2012-11-30, retrieved 2012-12-02 
  2. ^ a b "Nasserist parties to merge". Daily News Egypt. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013. 
  3. ^ "Al-Karama (Dignity Party)". Carnegie Endowment. Retrieved 15 April 2012.