Bread and Freedom Party
Political party in Egypt
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The Bread and Freedom Party (Arabic: حزب العيش والحرية; Hizb AlEish WaAlHorria), also translated as the Bread and Liberty Party,[3] is a democratic socialist party in Egypt created in November 2013 by former members of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party.
Bread and Freedom Party حزب العيش والحرية | |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Split from | Socialist Popular Alliance Party |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Anti-capitalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Civil Democratic Movement[1] Social Justice Front[2] |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568
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History
280 members from the Socialist Popular Alliance Party gave their resignations in early November 2013, though the resignations were rejected by Abdel Ghafar Shukr, the head of the party.[4] The Daily News Egypt site gives the number of resigning members as 304.[5] The resigning members criticized their former party for aligning itself with the military during the transitional period and defending the actions of the police.[5] The members formed a new party in response.[6]
The party is not registered as of 10 February 2014.[7]
Policies
The policies of the Bread and Freedom Party include wealth redistribution and development.[6]
Leadership
Khaled Ali, who was the leader of the party,[8] resigned from it in 2018.[9]