Congress Party (Egypt)

Political party in Egypt

Politics of Egypt
Political parties
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The Congress Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري), or Conference Party,^[4] is a secularist political party in Egypt.^[5] It was created by the merger of five liberal and leftist parties,^[6] as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.^[7]

The Conference Party participated in a 12 January 2015 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]

Ghad El-Thawra Party
Egyptian Citizen Party
Freedom Party^[5]
Arab Egyptian Union
Masr El-Fatah
and other smaller parties

Electoral history

House of Representatives

Election	Party Leader	Seats	+/–
2015	Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida	12 / 596	12
2020	Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida	7 / 596	5

Senate

Election	Seats	+/–
2020	3 / 300	3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, 12 January 2015, retrieved 12 January 2015
^ "Analysis: Egypt's opposition scents chance in election debacle". Reuters. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"". El Watan News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 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. Archived from the original on 3 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.
^ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.