Conference Party

Conference Party حزب المؤتمر المصري
Chairperson	Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida^[1] Mohamed El-Oraby (formerly)^[2]
Founder	Amr Moussa^[3]
Founded	18 September 2012
Headquarters	Cairo
Ideology	Big tent Liberalism
Political position	Centre-right^[1]
National affiliation	For the Love of Egypt^[4]
International affiliation	None
Colours	Gold
House of Representatives	12 / 596
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The Conference Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر المصري‎‎) or Congress Party^[5] is a secularist political party in Egypt.^[6] Five different parties political parties merged to become the Conference Party.^[7] Among them are liberal and leftist forces, as well as remnants of the former NDP-regime.^[8]

The Conference Party participated in a 12 January meeting of multiple parties chaired by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.^[1]

Main merger parties

All of the parties that agreed to or considered joining are:^[8]^[9]

References

1 2 3 "Sisi expresses wish for unity among political groups: Party leaders", Ahram Online, 12 January 2015, retrieved 12 January 2015
↑ "Mousa discusses electoral alliance, political parties still considering", Cairo Post, 9 July 2014, retrieved 24 August 2014
↑ "Analysis: Egypt's opposition scents chance in election debacle". Reuters. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
↑ "انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"". El Watan News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
↑ "Egyptian Congress Party to participate in Friday's protest". Egypt Independent. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
1 2 "NDP holdovers, FJP look for allies ahead of Egypt's legislative polls". Ahram Online. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "Islamism, ideology or a political vacuum?". Al-Ahram Weekly. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
1 2 "Former Arab League head Amr Moussa establishes Egyptian Conference Party". Ahram Online. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

Political parties in Egypt

House of Representatives	Free Egyptians Party (65) Nation's Future Party (53) New Wafd Party (36) Homeland Defenders Party (18) Republican People's Party (13) Conference Party (12) Nour Party (11) Conservative Party (6) Democratic Peace Party (5) Social Democratic Party (4) Patriotic Movement (4) Modern Egypt Party (4) Misruna Party (3) Freedom Party (3) My Homeland Egypt Party (3) Tagammu Party (2) Nasserist Party (1) Revolutionary Guards Party (1) Free Egyptian Building Party (1)

Active political parties	Egyptian Alliance Party Al-Ansar Party Arab Party for Justice and Equality Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party pro-Iraqi pro-Syrian Arab Unification Party Arabic Popular Movement Arabism Egypt Party Authenticity Party Beginning Party Bread and Freedom Party Building and Development Party Change and Development Party Egyptian Citizen Party Egyptian Communist Party Civilization Party Consciousness Party Constitution Party Democratic Generation Party Democratic Union Party Development Party Dignity Party Egypt Party Egypt Renaissance Party Egyptian Arab Socialist Party Egyptian Arab Union Party Egyptian Revolution Party Equality and Development Party Flag Party Free Egypt Party Free Republican Party Free Social Constitutional Party Freedom Egypt Party Freedom and Justice Party Ghad Party Ghad El-Thawra Party Egyptian Green Party Haya Party Homeland Party Egyptian Hope Party Human Rights and Citizenship Party New Independent Party Independence Party Islamic Party Islamic Labour Party Justice Party Knights of Egypt Party Egyptian Liberation Party New Labour Party Liberal Constitutional Party Life of the Egyptians Party National Bloc National Party National Conciliation Party Nubian Nile Party People's Democratic Party People Party Pioneer Party Popular Current Party Quiver Party Egyptian Reform Party Egyptian Renaissance Party Reform and Renaissance Party Renaissance Party Revolution Egypt Party Sadat Democratic Party Social Justice Party Social Peace Party Socialist Party of Egypt Socialist Popular Alliance Solidarity Party Strong Egypt Party Umma Party Union Party Victory Party Virtue Party Voice of Freedom Party Egyptian Will Party Al-Wasat Party We Are the People Party Workers and Peasants Party Workers Democratic Party You Are Egyptian Party Young Egypt Party Egypt Youth Party Egypt 2000 Party

Active political coalitions	25-30 Alliance Anti-Coup Alliance Call of Egypt Egypt Egyptian Front For the Love of Egypt Independent Current Coalition Independent National Reawakening Bloc National Front Alliance Republican Alliance

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