Leftist Alliance

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Leftist Alliance
Ideology Leftism [1]
Political position Left-wing

The Leftist Alliance was an alliance of leftist political parties [2] that would have run for individual seats in the Egyptian 2015 parliamentary election, [3] though each party will run individually. [4]

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References

  1. "انتهاء اجتماع التحالف الرباعى اليسارى وإعلان أسماء المرشحين قريبا". Youm7. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Candidates 'swinging' between unstable electoral alliances". Daily News Egypt. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. "التجمع يُعلن عن تحالف انتخابى يسارى على المقاعد الفرديةدون القائمة". Youm7. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. "Infographic: Who's who in Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections?". Mada Masr. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.