Dignity Party (Egypt)
Dignity Party (Egypt)
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|---|---|
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| Chairman | Sayed El-Toukhy[1] |
| Founders | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Split from | Arab Democratic Nasserist Party |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Newspaper | Al-Karama |
| Ideology | Nasserism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Democratic Alliance for Egypt[2] (2011-2012) Civil Democratic Movement[3] National Front Alliance (2015)[4] |
| Colors | Green |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568 |
The Dignity Party (Arabic: حزب الكرامة, romanized: Ḥizb al-Karāma) is an Egyptian left-wing Nasserist political party founded in 1996 by Amin Iskander and Hamdeen Sabahi.[5]
History
[edit]The party first gained parliamentary seats in the 2005 Egyptian parliamentary election; in 2011, the party joined the Democratic Alliance for Egypt,[2] which won a majority of seats in that election. The party's leader and presidential candidate, Hamdeen Sabahi, came in third in the 2012 election and did not advance to the June runoff.[6]
In late 2012, Sabahi left the party to form the Egyptian Popular Current. Many Dignity party members left to join Sabahi's new party.[citation needed]
The party joined the National Front Alliance ahead of the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election.[4]
In March 2016, the Popular Current Party merged into the Dignity Party.[7]
Ahmed Tantawi was elected chairman of the party on 25 December 2020, replacing Mohamed Samy.[8] Tantawi left the position in July 2022.[9] The leader of the party as of May 2025 is Sayed El-Toukhy.[1]
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hamdeen Sabahi | 4,820,273 | 20.72% | Lost  |
House of Representatives
[edit]| Election | Seats | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/- | ||
| 2005 | 2 / 454 |
 2 |
Opposition |
| 2010 | 0 / 518 |
 2 |
N/A |
| 2011 | 6 / 508 |
6 |
As part of Democratic Alliance for Egypt |
| 2015 | 0 / 596 |
6 |
N/A |
| 2020 | 0 / 596 |
 |
N/A |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Hamdy, Shima (27 May 2025). "Opposition Rejects Egypt's New Electoral Law". Zawia3. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Democratic Alliance (Freedom and Justice)". Ahram Online. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Eight liberal and leftist Egyptian parties to boycott 2018 presidential elections". Ahram Online. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- 1 2 "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 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Al-Karama (Dignity Party)". Carnegie Endowment. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Third place Egyptian presidential candidate calls for recount". Associated Press. The Times of Israel. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Egyptian leftist Sabahy eyes united opposition to challenge Sisi". Reuters. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ AbdelHalim, Ahmed (19 April 2021). "Dissenting MPs in Egypt: A New Parliament Without Opposition?". LSE Middle East Centre Blog. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "استقالة الطنطاوي من رئاسة «الكرامة».. ومصادر: معترض على المشاركة في الحوار الوطني لعدم جدية السلطة". Mada Masr (in Arabic). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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