Egyptian Arab Socialist Party
The Egyptian Arab Socialist Party (Arabic: حزب مصر العربي الاشتراكي Hizb Misr Al-'Arabi Al-Ishtiraki) is a political party in Egypt.
Egyptian Arab Socialist Party حزب مصر العربي الاشتراكي | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Wahid Al-Uksory (last) |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Merged into | Conference Party[1][2] |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Ideology | Islamic socialism Arab socialism |
| Colours | Black |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568
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History and profile
The party was established in 1976 and its head was Mamdouh Salem.[3] He served as the prime minister of Egypt from 1975 to 1978.[3]
The party generally presses for preserving gains of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
The party nominated its head, Wahid Al-Uksory, to run for Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential elections. It was part of the Democratic Alliance for Egypt during the 2011-2012 parliamentary elections.
References
- "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- "«تيار الاستقلال» يلتقي ممثلي القبائل بسيناء الثلاثاء". Al Masry Al Youm. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- Roberto Aliboni (3 January 2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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