Congress Party (Egypt)
The Congress Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري), or Conference Party, is a secularist political party in Egypt. It was created by the merger of five liberal and leftist parties, as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.
Egyptian Congress Party حزب المؤتمر المصري | |
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| Chairperson | Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida |
| Honorary President | Mohammed El-Oraby |
| Founder | Amr Moussa |
| Founded | 18 September 2012 |
| Merger of | RTP ECP EFP EAUP YEP |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Newspaper | Congress |
| Youth wing | Union of Congress Party Youth |
| Ideology | Big tent Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| National affiliation | For the Love of Egypt |
| Colours | Green Blue |
| Slogan | " Together we Build! " (Arabic: معا نبني) |
| House of Representatives | 7 / 596 |
| Senate | 3 / 300 |
| Website | |
| https://www.facebook.com/almotamrparty/ | |
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The Conference Party participated in a 12 January 2015 meeting of multiple parties chaired by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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