Egyptian Front
Egyptian electoral alliance
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The Egyptian Front (Arabic: الجبهة المصرية, romanized: al-Gabha al-Masreya) was an alliance of political parties which contested the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election in a joint list with the Independent Current Coalition, called Egypt.
Egyptian Front الجبهة المصرية | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 17 August 2014[1] |
| Ideology | Big tent Factions: Social democracy Liberal democracy Egyptian nationalism Sufism Secularism Militarism Reformism Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Egypt[2] |
| House of Representatives | 50 / 568 |
History
The alliance was established on 17 August 2014 by the following parties: Congress Party, El-Ghad Party, Tagammu Party, Modern Egypt Party, My Homeland Egypt Party, Democratic Generation Party, Republican People’s Party, and the Egyptian National Movement.[3] Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi criticized the alliance by stating that it represents "Mubarak-era politics".[4] The alliance was described after its formation as being made up of "diehards of the former regime of Hosni Mubarak's .... National Democratic Party."[5]
The Egyptian Front planned to coordinate with the National Alliance list that was led by Kamal Ganzouri,[6] though the National Alliance withdrew from the race in February 2015.[7]
The Tagammu Party, Congress Party and El-Ghad Party all withdrew from the alliance in December 2014.[8]
A rival list, For the Love of Egypt, was established in February 2015,[9] while the Modern Egypt Party withdrew from the coalition in May 2015.[10]
The Egyptian Patriotic Movement[11] and the My Homeland Egypt Party left the alliance and joined the For the Love of Egypt coalition[12] following a failed attempt to merge the For the Love of Egypt coalition and the Egyptian Front.[13] They left For the Love of Egypt in September[14] and joined the Egypt alliance,[2] which was formed between the Egyptian Front and the Independent Current Coalition.[15]
Electoral history
House of Representatives elections
| Election | Seats | +/– | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |||