Country: | Egypt |
Abbreviation: | RPP |
Colors: | Gold |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Republican People's Party | |
Native Name: | حزب الشعب الجمهورى |
President: | Hazem Omar |
Secretary General: | Ahmed Abu hashima |
Foundation: | 12 September 2012 |
Headquarters: | Cairo |
Position: | Centre-right |
National: | Egyptian Front |
Seats1 Title: | House of Representatives |
Seats2 Title: | Senate |
The Republican People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب الجمهورى|translit=Hezb Al-Shaeb Al-Gomhuri) is an Egyptian political party made up of former government ministers.[1] It is currently headed by Former Chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, Hazem Omar.
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]
It is currently the 2nd largest party in Egypt, with the party having 50 Representatives in the Egyptian House of Representatives and 17 Senators in the Egyptian Senate. Although the party is supportive of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, they nominated party leader Hazem Omar to compete against Sisi in the 2023 Egyptian presidential election. Omar came in 2nd place with 4.5% of the vote. Nearly 2 million people voted for him in the elections.
Election | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parliament of Egypt | ||||
2015 | 198,822 | 0.7% | ||
2020 | 8.3% | |||
Presidential election | ||||
Election | Candidate | Vote | % | |
2023 | Hazem omar | 1,986,352 | 4.49% |