Republican People's Party (Egypt)
The Republican People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب الجمهورى Hezb Al-Shaeb Al-Gomhuri) is an Egyptian political party made up of former government ministers.[1]
Republican People's Party حزب الشعب الجمهورى | |
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Founded | 12 September 2012 |
Ideology | Egyptian nationalism Secularism Militarism |
Political position | Big tent |
House of Representatives | 50 / 596 |
Senate | 17 / 300 |
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The party supported Amr Moussa in the 2012 Egyptian presidential election.[2] Hazem Omar denied that the party was composed of remnants (feloul) of the National Democratic Party, which was in power during the Mubarak era.[3]
Electoral history
Election | Votes | % | Seats |
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Parliament of Egypt | |||
2015 | 198,822 | 0.7% | 13 / 596 |
2020 | 8.3% | 50 / 596 |
References
- "First parliamentary alliance formed - Egyptian Front Coalition". Ahram Online. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "Former ministers support Moussa". Egypt Independent. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- "Egypt: Republican People's Party and Its Founders to Support Moussa". AllAfrica. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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