Democratic Front Party حزب الجبهة الديمقراطية | |
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President | Ahmed Diab [1] |
General Secretary | Rizk Al Malla [2] |
Founders | Ahmed Diab Yehia El Gamal |
Founded | May 2007[3] |
Dissolved | December 2013 |
Merged into | Free Egyptians Party [4] |
Headquarters | Giza, Egypt [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]
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]
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