Conference Party

Egyptian Conference Party
حزب المؤتمر المصري
Chairperson Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida[1]
Founder Amr Moussa[2]
Honorary President Mohammed El-Oraby
Founded 18 September 2012
Headquarters Cairo
Ideology Big tent
Liberalism
Political position Centre-right[1]
National affiliation For the Love of Egypt[3]
International affiliation None
Colours      Gold
House of Representatives
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The Conference Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري‎), or Congress Party,[4]is a secularist political party in Egypt.[5] Five different parties political parties merged to become the Conference Party.[6] Among them are liberal and leftist forces, as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.[7]

The Conference Party participated in a 12 January meeting of multiple parties chaired by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[1]

Main merger parties

All of the parties that agreed to or considered joining are:[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, 12 January 2015, retrieved 12 January 2015
  2. ↑ "Analysis: Egypt's opposition scents chance in election debacle". Reuters. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"". El Watan News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Egyptian Congress Party to participate in Friday's protest". Egypt Independent. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 "NDP holdovers, FJP look for allies ahead of Egypt's legislative polls". Ahram Online. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Islamism, ideology or a political vacuum?". Al-Ahram Weekly. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Former Arab League head Amr Moussa establishes Egyptian Conference Party". Ahram Online. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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