Egyptian Freedom Party

Egyptian Freedom Party
حزب الحرية المصري
ChairmanMamdouh Hassan
General SecretaryMoatz Hassan
Founded17 July 2011 (2011-07-17)[1]
Split fromNational Democratic Party
HeadquartersCairo
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationNational Unified List for Egypt (since 2020)
House of Representatives
2 / 596
Senate
1 / 300
Website
www.alhoriaparty.com

The Egyptian Freedom Party (Arabic: حزب الحرية المصري, romanizedHizb al-Horreya) is an Egyptian political party.

History

It was founded on 17 July 2011 and consists of remnants of the formerly dominant National Democratic Party, which was dissolved following the 2011 Egyptian revolution. The party's chairman is Mamdouh Hassan, its secretary general was his brother Moatz Hassan.[1]

Many former NDP MPs joined this party. In the elections for the People's Assembly from November 2011 through January 2012, the Freedom Party won 1.9% of the popular vote and five out of 498 elected seats. The party also gained votes from the Coptic Christian community by placing Copts on the top of their electoral lists.[2]

The party joined the National Unified List for Egypt for the 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election[3] and the 2025 Egyptian parliamentary election.[4]

Election results

People's Assembly elections

Election Seats +/–
2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election 4 4

House of Representatives elections

Election Seats +/–
2020 Egyptian parliamentary election[5] 7 3
2025 Egyptian parliamentary election 2 5

Shura Council elections

Election Seats +/–
2012 Egyptian Shura Council election[6] 3 3

Senate elections

Election Seats +/–
2020 Egyptian Senate election 1 2
2025 Egyptian Senate election 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet the National Democratic Party Offshoots", Egypt Elections Watch, Jadaliyya and Ahram Online, 18 November 2011, retrieved 16 December 2013
  2. ^ "Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt". Daily News Egypt. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Egypt's Mostaqbal Watan Party leads coalition to run in parliamentary elections". Ahram Online. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Contenders gear up". Ahram Online. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  5. ^ "2020 Egypt election". english.ahram.org.
  6. ^ "Egypt: January/February 2012 Shura Council election results". Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021.