Congress Party (Egypt)
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Congress Party حزب المؤتمر المصري | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Mohamed Orabi[1] |
| Spokesperson | Ayman Nour |
| Founder | Amr Moussa[2] |
| Founded | September 18, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Youth wing | Revolutionary Youth Union |
| Ideology | Big tent Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[3] |
| Religion | Secularism[4] |
| National affiliation | For the Love of Egypt[5] |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Gold |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 567 |
The Conference Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري) or Congress Party[6] is a secularist political party in Egypt.[7] Five different parties political parties merged to become the Conference Party.[8] Among them are liberal and leftist forces, as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.[9] The party withdrew from the Egyptian Front.[10]
On January 2015, the Conference Party partecipated to a 15 parties meeting chaired by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,[3] for the creation of one European-style Grand coalition.
Main merger parties
All of the parties that agreed to or considered joining are:[9][11]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, 12 January 2015, retrieved 12 January 2015
- ^ "Egypt's Secular Forces". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ ""فى حب مصر": اعتماد 4 منسقين لقوائم القطاعات الأربعة و10 أحزاب مشاركة". Youm7. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 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. 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.
- ^ "رسميا.. انسحاب "المؤتمر و"التجمع" و"الغد" من "الجبهةالمصرية"". Youm7. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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