Egyptian Front الجبهة المصرية | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 17 August 2014 (2014-08-17)[1] |
| Ideology | Big tent Factions: Social democracy Liberal democracy Egyptian nationalism Sufism Secularism Militarism Reformism Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Egypt[2] |
| House of Representatives | 50 / 568 |
The Egyptian Front (Arabic: الجبهة المصرية, romanized: al-Gabha al-Masreya) is an alliance of political parties contesting the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election in a joint list with the Independent Current Coalition, called Egypt.
History
The alliance was established on 17 August 2014 by the following parties: Congress Party, El-Ghad Party, Tagammu Party, Modern Egypt Party, My Homeland Egypt Party, Democratic Generation Party, Republican People’s Party, and the Egyptian National Movement.[3] Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi criticized the alliance by stating that it represents "Mubarak-era politics".[4]
The Egyptian Front planned to coordinate with the National Alliance list that was led by Kamal Ganzouri,[5] though the National Alliance withdrew from the race in February 2015.[6]
The Tagammu Party, Congress Party and El-Ghad Party all withdrew from the alliance in December 2014.[7]
A rival list, For the Love of Egypt, was established in February 2015,[8] while the Modern Egypt Party withdrew from the coalition in May 2015.[9]
The Egyptian Patriotic Movement[10] and the My Homeland Egypt Party left the alliance and joined the For the Love of Egypt coalition[11] following a failed attempt to merge the For the Love of Egypt coalition and the Egyptian Front.[12] Both of the parties are no longer part of that alliance[13] and instead joined the Egypt alliance.[2]
Affiliated parties
- Republican People's Party[3]
- National Party of Egypt
- Egyptian Liberation Party[14]
- Egyptian Patriotic Movement
- My Homeland Egypt Party
- Democratic Generation Party
- Tomorrow Party[15]
References
- ^ "First parliamentary alliance formed - Egyptian Front Coalition". Ahram Online. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ a b "تيار الاستقلال يعلن اندماج قوائمه الانتخابية رسمياً مع الجبهة المصرية" (in Arabic). Youm7. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Egyptian Front Coalition: the widest political alliance facing Islamists". Cairo Post. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Egyptian Front will return Mubarak-era politics to parliament: Sabbahi". Cairo Post. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Egyptian Front proposes candidates for Ganzouri electoral list". Ahram Online. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Registration for Egypt's parliamentary polls opens Sunday; Brotherhood absent". Ahram Online. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Three parties withdraw from Egyptian Front Coalition". Daily News Egypt. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "'For the Love of Egypt' electoral list leaves political parties divided". Ahram Online. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "الجبهة المصرية تناقش اليوم نتائج مبادرة المشروع الموحدوانسحاب مصر الحديثة" (in Arabic). Youm7. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "يحيى قدرى يتراجع عن الاستقالة من الحركة الوطنية ويؤكدالعودة لـ"فى حب مصر"" (in Arabic). Youm7. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ ""مصر بلدى" يقرر العودة لـ"فى حب مصر".. ويؤكد: هدفنا المصلحة العليا للوطن" (in Arabic). Youm7. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Egyptian electoral coalitions falter as candidate registration moves ahead". Ahram Online. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ ""فى حب مصر": حزب "الحركة الوطنية" خارج القائمة لعدم توافقنا معه" (in Arabic). El Balad. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Setting the boundaries". Al-Ahram Weekly. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ ""الجبهة المصرية" تعتمد أسماء مرشحي البرلمان تحت اسم "قائمة مصر"" (in Arabic). El Watan News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
