Egyptian block

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The Egyptian Block ( Arabic الكتلة المصرية al-kutla al-miṣriyya ) was a party alliance in Egypt .

It was founded by several liberal , social democratic and left-wing political parties and movements, as well as by the traditional Islamic Sufi Liberation Party, to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party , from taking power through the 2011/2012 parliamentary elections .

In the political spectrum, the bloc was positioned center-left and predominantly liberal .

Establishment

The 15 groups of the Egyptian bloc shared the common vision of Egypt as a civil, democratic state, and feared, in the event of an Islamist election victory, that the constitution of Egypt could be changed into that of an Islamic republic .

The establishment of the coalition was publicly announced on August 15, 2011 in Cairo . The task of the assembly is to draw up a joint list of candidates for parliamentary elections, raise funds and run joint election campaigns. The alliance supported Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's proposal for a constitutional decree , which could prevent the Islamists from unilaterally changing the constitution or drafting a new constitution - even in the case of a parliamentary majority. The establishment of the Egyptian bloc was seen as the “last attempt” of the liberal and secular camp to cope with the lead of the Muslim Brotherhood in the post-revolutionary political landscape of Egypt in terms of organizational structure, profile and public attention.

program

The political ambitions of the bloc were to establish Egypt as a modern and civil state in which science plays an important role, and to create equality and social justice in the country. The Alliance's goals also included decent living for the poorer population, including education, health care and decent housing. The group advocated pluralist, multi-party democracy and opposed discrimination based on religion, race or gender.

development

Several leading members of the long-standing national liberal New Wafd Party have also joined the bloc, although the party has announced that it will run alongside the Islamist Freedom and Justice Party in the elections.

In late October 2011, the People's Socialist Alliance broke away from the Egyptian bloc, claiming that the bloc contained remnants of the old regime, and formed the alliance " The Revolution Goes On ". The Egyptian Socialist Party followed suit.

In November 2011, only the Free Egyptian Party , the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and the Tajammu remained as part of the alliance.

Member organizations

Parties and organizations that were part of the bloc most recently:

Former member organizations
Social organizations and trade unions

Election results

In the 2011 and 2012 parliamentary elections , the Egyptian bloc received 2,402,238 out of a total of 27,065,135 valid votes, just under 8.9% of the total. The Egyptian bloc received 34 seats out of a total of 332 in the Egyptian parliament. The 33 seats were divided between the member parties as follows:

In addition, a candidate belonging to the Free Egyptians Party won one of 168 seats for the independent candidates. As a result, the Egyptian bloc won a total of 34 seats out of 508 (6.8%) in the Egyptian People's Assembly and became the fourth largest force in parliament.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jodi Sanger-Weaver: Elections in Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood, Theocracy and Democracy. In: Prospect. November 2011, archived from the original on December 27, 2011 ; Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Yasmine Saleh: Egypt liberals launch 'The Egyptian Bloc' to counter Islamists in November vote. In: al Arabiya News. August 16, 2011, archived from the original on December 27, 2011 ; Retrieved September 4, 2011 .
  3. ^ Liberal Egyptian Bloc launches its 2011 election campaign. In: Ahram Online. November 1, 2011, accessed November 12, 2011 .
  4. ^ Hussein Mahmoud: Newly Formed Egyptian Bloc to Compete in Elections, FJP Welcomes. In: Ikhanweb. August 16, 2011, accessed September 4, 2011 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e f 14 Liberal, leftist and Sufi forces create electoral bloc in Egypt. In: Ahram Online. August 15, 2011, accessed September 5, 2011 .
  6. ^ Egypt political parties coalesce in readiness for parliamentary elections. In: Egypt.com. September 13, 2011, accessed September 14, 2011 .
  7. ↑ a b c d e Political Party Monitor Egypt 2011. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , November 27, 2011, accessed on May 20, 2012 .