Reawakening of Egypt
Reawakening of Egypt صحوة مصر[1] Sahwet Misr | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Abdelgelil Mostafa |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Dissolved | 11 September 2015[2] |
| Ideology | Big tent Factions: Democratic socialism Communism Secularism Nasserism Islamism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to far-left |
The Reawakening of Egypt (Arabic: صحوة مصر, romanized: Sahwet Misr), also translated Egypt's Renaissance,[3] was an electoral alliance in Egypt that was established by Abdelgelil Mostafa to contest the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election. It withdrew from the election in September 2015.
History
The alliance was created by Abdelgelil Mostafa,[4] who aimed to create an electoral list which excluded the Muslim Brotherhood and former members of the National Democratic Party.[5] 120 candidates would have been selected to run.[6] The 25-30 Alliance had stated that it was not part of the alliance.[7] The parties affiliated with the National Front Alliance joined the Reawakening of Egypt.[8] The Dignity Party withdrew from the alliance after several Dignity Party candidates were not selected for the electoral lists.[9]
The alliance was expected to be one of the "strongest.. left wing party lists" that was participating in the election.[10]
The alliance initially submitted electoral lists for all of the four constituencies. The alliance however refused to repeat costly medical examinations even for candidates already examined in February 2015, and went to the Administrative Court requesting free medical examination and a reopening of the candidate application. The court, however, upheld the requirement.[11] The medical exams cost LE 2,850.[2] After an appeal was turned down by Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court, the alliance withdrew all of its lists in September 2015,[2] forestalling their inevitable rejection by the High Election Commission.[12]
Several parties which were part of the alliance, including the Socialist Popular Alliance Party and the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, ran for individual seats, after it withdrew from the election.[10] However, according to Ahmed Fawzy, the secretary general of the ESDP, his party was not part of the alliance, though the list did include ESDP members.[13]
Affiliated parties and coalitions
- National Bloc[14]
- Socialist Party of Egypt[15]
- Egyptian Communist Party[16]
- Civil Democratic Current[17]
- Egyptian Democratic
- Nasserist Party
- Future of Egypt Party[18]
- National Progressive Unionist Party (Tagammu)
- Conference Party[8][19]
- Socialist Popular Alliance Party[20]
- Justice Party[21]
- Reform and Renaissance Party[22]
References
- ^ Amira El-Fekki (4 February 2015). "Islamist, leftist parties to boycott elections; coalitions yet to formalise". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "'Sahwet Misr' withdraws from Egypt's parliamentary elections". Ahram Online. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Amira El-Fekki (7 February 2015). "Why do politicians keep fighting despite common goals?". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Gearing up for the polls". Al-Ahram Weekly. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Gamal Essam El-Din (31 December 2014). "El-Ganzouri, Mubarak-era politician, Egypt's parliamentary elections wild card?". Ahram Online. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ ""صحوة مصر" تتحدث عن نفسها للمرة الأولى.. قائمة عبدالجليل مصطفى: نسعى لخلق كتلة برلمانية متماسكة تعبر عن مصالح الشعب.. ولدينا 800 مرشح سنختار من بينهم 120..وحسم التحالفات المشاركة معنا الثلاثاء" (in Arabic). Youm7. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "تحالف "25- 30" ينفى وقف أنشطته الانتخابية.. ويؤكد: لن نؤيد قائمة صحوة" (in Arabic). El Balad. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ a b "اجتماع الجبهة الوطنية يقرر رسميا الانضمام لقائمة "صحوة مصر"" (in Arabic). Youm7. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "أمين تنظيم "الكرامة": الحزب يتراجع عن المشاركة فى قائمة"صحوة مصر"" (in Arabic). Youm7. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ a b Menna Alaa El-Din (6 October 2015). "Egypt's left wing groups downcast ahead of parliamentary elections". Ahram Online. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Egypt Daily Update: 'Egypt Awakening' Opts out of Elections; Parties Prepare for the Closure of Candidate Registration". POMED. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Report on the 2015 Parliamentary Elections: Candidate Registration". Egyptian Coalition for Monitoring Elections. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Mahmoud Mostafa (22 September 2015). "Next parliament will be worst in Egypt's history: ESDP Secretary General". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ ""صحوة مصر" فى لحظة اختيار.. اجتماع الخميس لوضع الرتوش النهائية على القوائم.. عمار على حسن: لسنا أصحاب مصلحة ونقدم الأكفأ.. ورامى جلال: التيار الديمقراطى و25-30 والكتلة الوطنية ومستقبل وطن "معنا"" (in Arabic). Youm7. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ ""الاشتراكى المصرى" يشارك بمرشحيه كمستقلين على قائمة "عبد الجليل مصطفى"". Youm7 (in Arabic). 4 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "حزب "الشيوعى المصرى" يقرر دعم قائمة "صحوة مصر" فىانتخابات البرلمان". Youm7 (in Arabic). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "صحوة مصر» تنافس على ثلاث قوائم انتخابية" (in Arabic). Al Shorouk. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "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 1 January 2026.
- ^ "محمد غنيم يدشن تحالف "الجبهة الوطنية" بالدقهلية" (in Arabic). Shorouk News. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Political parties in disarray". Al-Ahram Weekly. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "حزب العدل ينضم لقائمة صحوة مصر.. ويترك الحرية لأعضائه بالترشح على الفردى" (in Arabic). Youm7. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "حزب الإصلاح والنهضة يعلن رسميا انضمامه لقائمة "صحوة مصر"" (in Arabic). Youm7. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2025.