Civil Democratic Movement (2017)
Civil Democratic Movement الحركة المدنية الديمقراطية | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 13 December 2017 |
| Ideology | Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre-left Factions: Centre to left-wing |
| House of Representatives | 24 / 568
|
| Senate | 7 / 300
|
The Civil Democratic Movement[1] (Arabic: الحركة المدنية الديمقراطية, romanized: al-Ḥarakah al-Madanīyah al-Dīmuqrāṭīyah; also called the National Civil Movement)[2] is a liberal political movement formed in Egypt in 2017.[3]
The current alliance includes various parties that were also involved in the Civil Democratic Current; namely, the Constitution Party, the Dignity Party, Socialist Popular Alliance Party,[4] Egyptian Social Democratic Party[5] and the Bread and Freedom Party.[6][7]
Affiliated parties
[edit]Numbers of seats in the 2020 parliament are shown in parentheses.
- Bread and Freedom Party
- Constitution Party
- Dignity Party
- Egyptian Social Democratic Party (House: seven seats, Senate: three seats)
- Freedom Egypt Party
- Justice Party (House: two seats, Senate:one seat)
- Reform and Development Party (House: nine seats, Senate: three seats)
- Socialist Popular Alliance Party[7]
- National Progressive Unionist Party (House: six seats)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Egyptian leftist, liberal parties launch new Civil Democratic Movement". Ahram Online. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "National Civil Movement: New political bloc in Egypt". Egypt Today. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Egypt's progressive parties unite to push for reforms". Al-Monitor. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "7 Egyptian parties join the Democratic Alliance for Civil Forces: Sabbahi". Cairo Post. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Parties agree not to contest election laws". Al-Ahram Weekly. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "رسميًا..حزب العيش والحرية يتقدم بطلب للانضمام لتحالفالتيار الديمقراطى". Youm7. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Eight liberal and leftist Egyptian parties to boycott 2018 presidential elections". Ahram Online. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "After Zahran, Ismail announce candidacies for president, Civil Democratic Movement must navigate pluralism principle". Mada Masr. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
