Reform and Development Party (Egypt)
Reform and Development Misruna Party حزب الأصلاح و التنمية | |
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| Chairman | Anwar Essmat Sadat |
| Vice Chairman | Raymond Lakah |
| Founder | Raymond Lakah |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | For the Love of Egypt[1] |
| Colors | Gold |
| House of Representatives | 3 / 568
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| Website | |
| http://www.rdpegypt.org/ | |
The Reform and Development Misruna Party (Arabic: حزب الأصلاح و التنمية Hizb Al-Islah wa Al-Tanmiyah) is a liberal political party in Egypt.
History and profile
Reform and Development Misruna Party was founded in 2009.[2] The founders of the party are Anwar Essmat Sadat, the ex-president Anwar Sadat's nephew and the Egyptian billionaire Raymond Lakah.[3] The initial license application of the party was rejected in July 2010.[2] It was legalized in May 2011 in just before the Egypt’s 25 January Revolution in 2012.[2]
The party participated in the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011–2012 and won 9 seats in the lower house.[4] The party merged with the Misruna party (Our Egypt party) in June 2011; the party name changed slightly.[3]
Although the Reform and Development Misruna Party will participate in the upcoming 2015 parliamentary elections, Sadat has criticized the election process, which has been delayed for 7 months, as well as the Supreme Constitutional Court being allowed to rule on complaints against election laws.[5]
References
- ^ ""فى حب مصر": اعتماد 4 منسقين لقوائم القطاعات الأربعة و10 أحزاب مشاركة". Youm7. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Reform and Development Party-Misruna". Jadaliyya. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Reform and Development". Egyptian Elections Watch. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ Masrawy
- ^ "Egypt's opposition forces will not boycott upcoming parliamentary polls". Ahram Online. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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