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| el-Ghad Party Hizb el-Ghad حزب الغد | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Ayman Nour (2004-2011) Moussa Mostafa Moussa (2011-present) |
| Chairperson | Moussa Mostafa Moussa |
| Founders | Ayman Nour and Wael Nawara |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Newspaper | El-Ghad |
| Ideology | Secularism Liberalism Liberal democracy Reformism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Egyptian Front |
| Colors | Green Orange (historically) |
| Slogan | Hand in Hand, we build tomorrow |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The el-Ghad Party (Arabic: حزب الغد Ḥizb el-Ghad, IPA: [ˈħezb elˈɣæd]; "The Tomorrow Party") is an active political party in Egypt that was granted license in October 2004. El-Ghad is a centrist liberal secular political party pressing for widening the scope of political participation and for a peaceful rotation of power.
The official El-Ghad Party, headed by Moussa Moustafa Moussa, was running the 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election as an independent list. The split faction Ghad El-Thawra Party, headed by Ayman Nour, was part of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party-led Democratic Alliance for Egypt.
Background
Ayman Nour left the New Wafd Party in 2001. He was named the first secretary of the party in October that year. The party was legalized in 2004. After facing president Hosni Mubarak in the 2005 Egyptian presidential election, Nour was sentenced to five years in jail on forgery charges. In 2005, just before Nour being sentenced, the El-Ghad party split in two factions. One was headed by Moussa Moustafa Moussa, the other by Nour's (now former) wife Gameela Ismail. Legal battle ensued between both factions, both claiming legitimacy and simultaneously using the party name and insignia. The final court ruling in May 2011 was in favor of Moussa. Ayman Nour hence filed for a new party, Ghad El-Thawra Party or "Revolution's Tomorrow Party", which was approved on 9 October 2011.
The removal of Nour from the party leadership by Moussa, and the latter's election to the Egyptian Upper House, have been seen as compliances with the Hosni Mubarak regime.
Platform
The party platform calls for:
- Political and economic reform.
- Paying a special care for the handicapped.
- Combating drug addiction.
- Solving the water crisis.
Name confusion
Ayman Nour has been tightly associated with both the El-Ghad name and party, even being accused of internal monopoly by other party members. Since both Nour and Moussa factions were using (and still are) the same name and insignia (ex: Ghad El-Thawra website), it was often difficult to tell them apart. For instance, Liberal International listed El-Ghad, specifying its leader as Ayman Nour, as an observer member. Many poll and media outlets used the term "El-Ghad" without specifying which party or faction they are referring to, although they often meant the Ayman Nour Ghad El-Thawra faction.
See also
References
- ""الغد" يدفع بـ 8 مرشحين على قائمة "الجبهة المصرية"" ["Al-Ghad" nominates 8 candidates on the "Egyptian Front" list] (in Arabic). El Balad. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Ghad Al-Thawra Party". ahram.org. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- Stacher, Joshua (2004). "Parties over: The demise of Egypt's opposition parties". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 31 (2): 231. doi:10.1080/135301904042000268222. S2CID 145021477.
- ""شئون الأحزاب" ترفض قبول تأسيس حزب الغد الجديد" [Party Affairs refuses to accept the establishment of the new Tomorrow Party]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 2011-09-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- "aymannour.net".
- "Datasheet on the Liberal International's website". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22.
- "Egypt's Simmering Rage". The Daily Beast. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- "2nd National Voter Survey in Egypt" (PDF). Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- "3rd National Voter Survey in Egypt" (PDF). Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
External links
- El-Ghad newspaper
- Human Rights watch: Ayman Nur Trial Badly Flawed; Judge Jails Opposition Leader, Others, Without Explanation
