El-Ghad Party
el-Ghad Party Hizb el-Ghad حزب الغد | |
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| File:Logo ghadd party .jpg | |
| Chairperson | Moussa Moustafa Moussa |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Newspaper | El-Ghad |
| Ideology | Secularism, Liberalism, Liberal democracy, Reformism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Religion | Secular |
| National affiliation | Conference Party[1] |
| Slogan | Hand in Hand, we build tomorrow |
| Website | |
| www | |
The el-Ghad Party (Arabic: حزب الغد Ḥizb el-Ghad, IPA: [ˈħezb elˈɣæd]; "The Tomorrow Party") is an active political party in Egypt that was granted license in October 2004. El-Ghad is a centrist liberal secular political party pressing for widening the scope of political participation and for a peaceful rotation of power. The party is currently represented in the upper house, the Shura Council by Moussa Moustafa Moussa.
The official El-Ghad Party, headed by Moussa Moustafa Moussa, was running the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011–2012 as an independent list. The split faction Ghad El-Thawra Party, headed by Ayman Nour, was part of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party-led Democratic Alliance for Egypt.[2]
Background
Ayman Nour left the New Wafd Party in 2001, and established El-Ghad. The party was legalized in 2004. After facing president Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian presidential election, 2005, Nour was sentenced to five years in jail on forgery charges.[2]
In 2005, just before Nour being sentenced, the El-Ghad party split in two factions. One was headed by Moussa Moustafa Moussa, the other by Nour’s (now former) wife Gamila Ismail.[2] Legal battle ensued between both factions, both claiming legitimacy and simultaneously using the party name and insignia. The final court ruling in May 2011 was in favor of Moussa.[3] Ayman Nour hence filed for a new party, Ghad El-Thawra Party or "Revolution's Tomorrow Party", which was approved on 9 October 2011.[2]
The removal of Nour from the party leadership by Moussa, and the latter's election to the Egyptian Upper House, have been seen as compliances with the Hosni Mubarak regime.[2]
Platform
The party platform calls for:
- Political and economic reform.
- Paying a special care for the handicapped.
- Combating drug addiction.
- Solving the water crisis.
Name Confusion
Ayman Nour has been tightly associated with both the El-Ghad name and party, even being accused of internal monopoly by other party members.[4] Since both Nour and Moussa fractions were using (and still are) the same name and insignia (ex: Ghad El-Thawra website[5]), it was often difficult to tell them apart. For instance, Liberal International listed El-Ghad, specifying its leader as Ayman Nour, as an observer member.[6] Many poll and media outlets used the term "El-Ghad" without specifying which party or faction they are referring to,[7] although they often meant the Ayman Nour Ghad El-Thawra faction.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Ghad Al-Thawra Party (Hizb Ghad Al-Thawra)". jadaliyya.com.
- ^ محمود حسين، "شئون الأحزاب" ترفض قبول تأسيس حزب الغد الجديد. اليوم السابع 2011-9-5. وصل لهذا المسار في 28 سبتمبر 2011.
- ^ "Ghad Al-Thawra Party". ahram.org.
- ^ "aymannour.net".
- ^ Datasheet on the Liberal International's website
- ^ "Egypt's Simmering Rage". The Daily Beast. July 26, 2011.
- ^ "2nd National Voter Survey in Egypt" (PDF). Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI). Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ "3rd National Voter Survey in Egypt" (PDF). Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI). Retrieved November 12, 2011.
External links
- El-Ghad newspaper
- Human Rights watch: Ayman Nur Trial Badly Flawed; Judge Jails Opposition Leader, Others, Without Explanation
