Republican People's Party (Egypt) Explained

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.

Electoral history

ElectionVotes%Seats
Parliament of Egypt
2015198,8220.7%
20208.3%
Presidential election
ElectionCandidate Vote%
2023Hazem omar1,986,3524.49%

Notes and References

  1. News: First parliamentary alliance formed - Egyptian Front Coalition. Ahram Online. 17 August 2014. 17 August 2014.
  2. News: Former ministers support Moussa. Egypt Independent. 17 May 2012. 16 December 2013.
  3. News: Egypt: Republican People's Party and Its Founders to Support Moussa. AllAfrica. 17 May 2012. 16 December 2013.