Dignity Party (Egypt)
Political party in Egypt
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The Dignity Party (Arabic: حزب الكرامة, romanized: Ḥizb al-Karāma) is an Egyptian left-wing Nasserist political party founded in 1996 by Amin Iskander and Hamdeen Sabahi.[5]
Dignity Party (Egypt)
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| Chairman | Sayed El-Toukhy[1] |
| Founders | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Split from | Arab Democratic Nasserist Party |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Newspaper | Al-Karama |
| Ideology | Nasserism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Democratic Alliance for Egypt[2] (2011-2012) Civil Democratic Movement[3] National Front Alliance (2015)[4] |
| Colors | Green |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568 |
History
The party first gained parliamentary seats in the 2005 Egyptian parliamentary election; in 2011, the party joined the Democratic Alliance for Egypt,[2] which won a majority of seats in that election. The party's leader and presidential candidate, Hamdeen Sabahi, came in third in the 2012 election and did not advance to the June runoff.[6]
In late 2012, Sabahi left the party to form the Egyptian Popular Current. Many Dignity party members left to join Sabahi's new party.[citation needed]
The party joined the National Front Alliance ahead of the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election.[4]
In March 2016, the Popular Current Party merged into the Dignity Party.[7]
Ahmed Tantawi was elected chairman of the party on 25 December 2020, replacing Mohamed Samy.[8] Tantawi left the position in July 2022.[9] The leader of the party as of May 2025 is Sayed El-Toukhy.[1]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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| 2012 | Hamdeen Sabahi | 4,820,273 | 20.72% | Lost  |
