Socialist Party of Egypt
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The Egyptian Socialist Party is a new political party in Egypt
which was founded by some Egyptian socialists after the 2011 Egyptian revolution
.. The party was founded on June 18 at a conference attended by over 400 Egyptian & international socialists. Members such as Karima El-Hefnawy and chairmman Ahmed Bahaa El-Din Shaaban were prominent leaders of the Kefaya movement.
Party member Mamdouh Habashi has stated that the Egyptian Socialist Party sees "the uprising of January 25 not as the revolution, but just the start of a new, long revolutionary tide"
The party has a membership of over 1000, with branches established in cities such as Mansoura, Aswan and Luxor as well as Cairo and Alexandria.
In addition to involvement with the ongoing protests in Tahrir Square, members of the Egyptian Socialist Party are also involved with such issues as the rights of inhabitants of informal settlements in Cairo
, and helped in organising protests and strikes amongst these communities in August 2011. Other areas of work for party members include independent trade unions and environmental issues.
On 10 May 2011, the Egyptian Socialist Party agreed to enter into a Coalition of Socialist Forces
with four other Egyptian leftist groups called, which includes the Revolutionary Socialists
, the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, the Egyptian Communist Party
and the Workers Democratic Party
. For the 2011-2012 parliamentary election, the Egyptian Socialist Party joined the "Revolution Continues
" alliance.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
which was founded by some Egyptian socialists after the 2011 Egyptian revolution
2011 Egyptian revolution
The 2011 Egyptian revolution took place following a popular uprising that began on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 and is still continuing as of November 2011. The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent civil resistance, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil...
.. The party was founded on June 18 at a conference attended by over 400 Egyptian & international socialists. Members such as Karima El-Hefnawy and chairmman Ahmed Bahaa El-Din Shaaban were prominent leaders of the Kefaya movement.
Party member Mamdouh Habashi has stated that the Egyptian Socialist Party sees "the uprising of January 25 not as the revolution, but just the start of a new, long revolutionary tide"
The party has a membership of over 1000, with branches established in cities such as Mansoura, Aswan and Luxor as well as Cairo and Alexandria.
In addition to involvement with the ongoing protests in Tahrir Square, members of the Egyptian Socialist Party are also involved with such issues as the rights of inhabitants of informal settlements in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, and helped in organising protests and strikes amongst these communities in August 2011. Other areas of work for party members include independent trade unions and environmental issues.
On 10 May 2011, the Egyptian Socialist Party agreed to enter into a Coalition of Socialist Forces
Coalition of Socialist Forces
The Coalition of Socialist Forces is a coalition of five socialist and left-wing groups in Egypt formed on 10 May 2011. The different forces agreed to enter into a "socialist front" in order "to create a more dominant leftist force" in post-revolutionary Egypt...
with four other Egyptian leftist groups called, which includes the Revolutionary Socialists
Revolutionary Socialists (Egypt)
The Revolutionary Socialists are a Trotskyist organisation in Egypt aligned with the International Socialist Tendency. According to Mark LeVine, a professor of history at the University of California, the RS "played a crucial role organising Tahrir and now in the workers movement" post-President...
, the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, the Egyptian Communist Party
Egyptian Communist Party
The Egyptian Communist Party is a political party in Egypt, formed in 1975 by a number of members of the former Egyptian Communist Party. Under the regimes of Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak the new Communist Party faced state repression and was barred from running in elections. The...
and the Workers Democratic Party
Workers Democratic Party
The Workers National Democratic Party also is a workers' political party in Egypt formed shortly after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. It is backed by the Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions and forms part of the Coalition of Socialist Forces...
. For the 2011-2012 parliamentary election, the Egyptian Socialist Party joined the "Revolution Continues
The Revolution Continues Alliance
The Revolution Continues Alliance , abbreviated to RCA, is a left-leaning, mostly secular electoral alliance in Egypt. It has been formed by two socialist, two liberal, and an Islamic party...
" alliance.