Dignity Party (Egypt)
Dignity Party (Egypt)
| |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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]
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hamdeen Sabahi | 4,820,273 | 20.72% | Lost |
House of Representatives
| Election | Seats | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/- | ||
| 2005 | 2 / 454
|
2 | Opposition |
| 2010 | 0 / 518
|
2 | N/A |
| 2011 | 6 / 508
|
6 | As part of Democratic Alliance for Egypt |
| 2015 | 0 / 596
|
6 | N/A |
| 2020 | 0 / 596
|
N/A | |
References
- ^ a b Hamdy, Shima (27 May 2025). "Opposition Rejects Egypt's New Electoral Law". Zawia3. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Democratic Alliance (Freedom and Justice)". Ahram Online. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Eight liberal and leftist Egyptian parties to boycott 2018 presidential elections". Ahram Online. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ a b "محمد غنيم يدخل بورصة الانتخابات بتحالف "الجبهة الوطنية". . والإعلان عنها بعد افتتاح قناة السويس..وتخوض الانتخابات على قائمة القاهرة وجنوب ووسط الدلتا.. و"التحالف الشعبى" يدعوه للتحالف مع "صحوة مصر"" (in Arabic). Youm7. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Al-Karama (Dignity Party)". Carnegie Endowment. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Third place Egyptian presidential candidate calls for recount". Associated Press. The Times of Israel. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Egyptian leftist Sabahy eyes united opposition to challenge Sisi". Reuters. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ AbdelHalim, Ahmed (19 April 2021). "Dissenting MPs in Egypt: A New Parliament Without Opposition?". LSE Middle East Centre Blog. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "استقالة الطنطاوي من رئاسة «الكرامة».. ومصادر: معترض على المشاركة في الحوار الوطني لعدم جدية السلطة". Mada Masr (in Arabic). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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