Democratic Front Party

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Democratic Front Party
حزب الجبهة الديمقراطية
President Ahmed Diab [1]
General Secretary Rizk Al Malla [2]
Founders Ahmed Diab
Yehia El Gamal
FoundedMay 2007 (May 2007) [3]
DissolvedDecember 2013 (December 2013)
Merged into Free Egyptians Party [4]
Headquarters Giza [2]
Ideology Liberalism (Egypt) [1]
Political position Centre-right
National affiliation National Salvation Front [5]
International affiliation Liberal International [2]
Alliance of Democrats [6]
Colours   Sky blue, azure
Slogan"Freedom, Justice, Responsibility" [7]
Website
www.democraticfront.org

The Democratic Front Party was an Egyptian political party. The party merged with the Free Egyptians Party in December 2013. [4]

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Foundation and profile

The party was founded in 2007 [8] by Ahmed Diab and Yehia Al Gamal. [7]

The party adopted liberal ideologies. It was a full member of both the Liberal International [2] and the Alliance of Democrats. [6]

Founder Osama Al Ghazali was the chairman of the party. His deputy was the writer Sakina Fuad. Mohamed Mansour and Ibrahim Nawar were secretaries-general. Since March 2011 the Democratic Front Party has participated in the Cabinet of Egypt (Essam Sharaf). Before his death, writer Osama Anwar Okasha was also an executive member of the party.

Its slogan was "Councilor Dr. Ahmed Diab is a Democratic Front Party Leader and Coming President of Egypt."

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