Egypt Arab Socialist Party
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Egypt Arab Socialist Party حزب مصر العربي الاشتراكي Hizb Misr Al-'Arabi Al-Ishtiraki | |
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Chairperson | Wahid Al-Uksory (last) |
Founded | 1977 |
Dissolved | 2012 |
Merged into | Conference Party[1][2] |
Headquarters | Cairo |
Ideology | Islamic socialism Arab socialism |
Political position | Third Position |
Religion | Sunni Islam then Secularism |
International affiliation | None |
Colours | Black |
Website | |
www.misrelaraby.net | |
The Egyptian Arab Socialist Party ([حزب مصر العربي الاشتراكي Hizb Misr Al-'Arabi Al-Ishtiraki] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an political party in Egypt.
History and profile
The party was established in 1976 and its head was Mamdouh Salem.[3] He served as the prime minister of Egypt from 1975 to 1978.[3]
The party generally presses for preserving gains of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
The party nominated its head, Wahid Al-Uksory, to run for Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential elections. It was part of the Democratic Alliance for Egypt during the 2011-2012 parliamentary elections.
References
- ^ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "«تيار الاستقلال» يلتقي ممثلي القبائل بسيناء الثلاثاء". Al Masry Al Youm. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ a b Roberto Aliboni (3 January 2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6. Retrieved 7 October 2014.