Egyptian National Movement Explained

Country:Egypt
Egyptian National Movement
Native Name:الحركة الوطنية المصرية
President:Raouf El-Sayed Ali
Founder:Ahmed Shafiq[1]
Mohamed Abu Hamed[2]
Secretary General:Abdel Rehim Ali
Foundation:2 December 2012
Headquarters:Cairo
Ideology:Secularism[3]
Reformism
Position:Centre
National:Egyptian Front[4]
Slogan:Actions... Not words.
أفعال... لا أقوال
Native Name Lang:ar
Website:http://enmparty.org/
Seats1 Title:Senate

The Egyptian National Movement, or Egyptian Patriotic Movement (Arabic: الحركة الوطنية المصرية) is a political party initiated by former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik[1] and Mohamed Abu Hamed, former vice chairman of the Free Egyptians Party and founder of the Life of the Egyptians Party.[2]

Overview

Abdel Rehim Aly, the secretary general of the party, has stated that the group would unite with any party that isn't aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood.[1] Shafiq stated on 8 April 2013 that he was open to an alliance with the National Salvation Front (NSF); George Ishaq, a co-founder of the NSF, has stated that Shafiq was "not welcome" in the coalition.[5] The supreme committee of the Egyptian National Movement accused the NSF of "enormous political naiveté" and pointed out that many current members of the NSF were also part of the Mubarak regime.[5] The political program is set out on their website.[6]

The Egyptian National Movement has recently been supportive of president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. On 13 December 2017, three of its members were arrested for allegedly harming national security by spreading false information.[7]

Platform

The party platform calls for:[1]

Electoral history

House of Representatives elections

Election Party leaderSeats+/–
2015Raouf El-Sayed Ali 5
2020Raouf El-Sayed Ali 0

Senate elections

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: National Egyptian Movement Party launches. Daily News Egypt. 2 December 2012. 16 December 2013.
  2. News: Virginie. Nguyen. Abou Hamed flies to Dubai to discuss new party with Shafiq. Egypt Independent. 20 September 2012. 16 December 2013.
  3. News: Egypt's Secular Forces. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 19 November 2012. 16 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131229190702/http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2012/11/19/egypt%E2%80%99s-secular-forces. 29 December 2013. dead.
  4. News: "الجبهة المصرية" تعتمد أسماء مرشحي البرلمان تحت اسم "قائمة مصر". El Watan News. 9 September 2015. 9 September 2015.
  5. News: Ahmed Shafiq 'not welcome' in Egypt opposition bloc: NSF leaders. Ahram Online. 9 April 2013. 16 December 2013.
  6. News: بيان حزب الحركة الوطنية المصرية حول الاندماج او التحالف مع القوى السياسية الاخرى . 16 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213115521/http://elharakaelwatanyaelmasrya.com/news/news.aspx?id=257 . 13 December 2013 .
  7. Web site: Egyptian presidential hopeful apologizes to arrested supporters. 16 December 2017. Reuters. 16 December 2017.