Republican People's Party (Egypt)

The Republican People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب الجمهورى Hezb Al-Shaeb Al-Gomhuri) is an Egyptian political party made up of former government ministers.[1][2] The party supported Amr Moussa in the 2012 Egyptian presidential election.[1] Hazem Omar denied that the party was composed of remnants (feloul) of the Mubarak regime.[3]

Republican People's Party

حزب الشعب الجمهورى
Founded12 September 2012
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National affiliationEgyptian Front
House of Representatives
50 / 596
Website
http://rpp-egypt.com/site/

Electoral history

Election year # of total votes % of overall vote # of seats
Parliament of Egypt
2015 198,822 0.7%
13 / 596
2020 8.3%
50 / 596

References

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