Egyptian Congress Party
Egyptian Congress Party حزب المؤتمر المصري | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida[1] |
| Honorary President | Mohammed El-Oraby |
| Founder | Amr Moussa[2] |
| Founded | 18 September 2012 |
| Merger of | Ghad El-Thawra Party Egyptian Citizen Party Freedom Party Egyptian Arab Union Party Young Egypt Party |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Newspaper | Congress |
| Youth wing | Union of Congress Party Youth |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
| National affiliation | National Unified List for Egypt (since 2020)[3] |
| Colours | Green Blue |
| Slogan | " Together we Build! " (Arabic: معا نبني) |
| House of Representatives | 4 / 596 |
| Senate | 1 / 300 |
| Website | |
| https://www.facebook.com/almotamrparty/ | |
The Egyptian Congress Party[4] (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري), or Egyptian Conference Party, is a secularist political party in Egypt.[5]
History
It was created by the merger of 25 liberal and leftist parties,[6] as well as remnants of the former National Democratic Party-regime.[7]
According to the head of the Egypt Arab Socialist Party, Adel el-Qulla, 10 parties would merge. Omar Semeida, the head of the Egyptian Arab Union Party, indicated that parties which were not interested in merging would join with the party in the Egyptian Nation Alliance.[8]
Several of the parties that agreed to or considered joining were the Ghad El-Thawra Party and the Democratic Front Party,[6] and several parties that are descended from the National Democratic Party, including the Conservative Party, the Egyptian Freedom Party and the Egyptian Citizen Party.[5] Also in the newly formed party are: "the Egyptian Arabic Socialist Party, the El-Geel Democratic Party, the Social Peace Party , the Reform and Building Party, the Sufi Egyptian, the Tahrir Party, Masr El-Fatah, the Egyptian Arabic Union, the Revolution's Guards, the Thawra Party, Arab for Justice and Equality (sic), the Social Justice Party, Al-Tali'a Al-Arabiya Party, Al-Wai'e Party, the Revolution Youth Union, Amr Moussa's presidential campaign team, El-Khodr Party and Al-Mustikloon Al-Goded."[6]
The party was one of the founding members of the Egyptian Front.[9]
The Conference Party participated in a 12 January 2015 meeting of multiple parties chaired by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[1]
It joined the For the Love of Egypt alliance in September 2015.[10]
The party joined the National Unified List for Egypt ahead of the 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election.[11]
It joined the National Unified List for Egypt ahead of the 2025 Egyptian parliamentary election[3] and won four seats.[12]
Electoral history
House of Representatives
| Election | Party Leader | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida | 12 / 596
|
12 |
| 2020 | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida | 7 / 596
|
5 |
| 2025 | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida | 4 / 596
|
1 |
Senate
| Election | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 / 300
|
3 |
| 2025 | 1 / 300
|
2 |
References
- ^ a b c el-Gundy, Zeinab (12 January 2015), "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, archived from the original on 10 July 2015, retrieved 27 September 2025
- ^ Saleh, Yasmine (8 March 2013). "Egypt's opposition scents chance in election debacle". Reuters. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ a b Essam El-Din, Gamal (23 October 2025). "Contenders gear up". Ahram Online. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Egyptian Congress Party to participate in Friday's protest". Egypt Independent. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ a b El Sharnoubi, Osman (1 November 2012). "NDP holdovers, FJP look for allies ahead of Egypt's legislative polls". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Former Arab League head Amr Moussa establishes Egyptian Conference Party". Ahram Online. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Sewilam, Heba (2 October 2014). "Islamism, ideology or a political vacuum?". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Fahmy, Heba (18 September 2012). "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ El-Fekki, Amira (18 August 2014), "Egyptian Front Coalition: the widest political alliance facing Islamists", Cairo Post, archived from the original on 19 August 2014, retrieved 15 January 2026
- ^ "انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"" (in Arabic). El Watan News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Essam El-Din, Gamal (2 October 2020). "Egypt's Mostaqbal Watan Party leads coalition to run in parliamentary elections". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Essam El-Din, Gamal (14 January 2026). "New parliament takes its seats". Ahram Online. Retrieved 24 January 2026.