Egyptian Citizen Party

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Egyptian Citizen Party
حزب المواطن المصري [1]
ChairmanMohamed Ragab [2]
Founded31 July 2011 [1]
Dissolved18 September 2012
Split from National Democratic Party
Merged into Conference Party [3]
Headquarters Cairo
Ideology Big tent
Populism
House of Representatives
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The Egyptian Citizen Party was an Egyptian political party made up of former members of the NDP. [1] It is led by former NDP secretary-general Mohamed Ragab; other former NDP members include Hamdi El-Sayed, Abdel Ahad Gamal El Din and Nabil Louka Bibawi. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NDP Offshoots". Ahram Online. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Return of the NDP: Mubarak-regime diehards retrench ahead of Egypt's elections". Ahram Online. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. "NDP holdovers, FJP look for allies ahead of Egypt's legislative polls". Ahram Online. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.