Reform and Renaissance Party
حزب الإصلاح والنهضة
al-Eslah we al-Nahda[1]
LeaderHesham Mustafa Abdel Aziz
Founded18 July 2011
IdeologyIslamism[2]
National affiliationFor the Love of Egypt[3]
House of Representatives
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Website
eslahnahda.com

The Reform and Renaissance Party (Arabic: حزب الإصلاح والنهضة, romanized: al-Eslah we al-Nahda) is an Islamist political party in Egypt.

History and profile

The party was established on 18 July 2011.[1] Hesham Mustafa Abdel Aziz is the leader of the party.[2]

The party announced on 6 April 2014 that it would form a shadow government.[4] The party accepted the protests that started on 30 June 2013.[5] The party met with the Justice Party to discuss potential alliances for the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election.[6] The party announced on 4 July 2014 that it also met with the Reform and Development Party to discuss coordination.[7] Members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party met with party members to discuss cooperation between the parties during the 2014 parliamentary elections.[8]

Lawsuit against Islamic parties

The Reform and Renaissance Party is one of the eleven Islamic parties targeted by a lawsuit in November 2014, when an organization named Popular Front for opposing the Brotherhoodization of Egypt sought to dissolve all political parties established "on a religious basis."[9] The Alexandria Urgent Matters Court however ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Reform and Renaissance Party (Al Eslah we Al Nahda)". Hiwar Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b Folkeson, Annika. "Islamist Groups: Parties and Factions". Woodrow Wilson Center. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ^ ""الإصلاح والنهضة" يقرر دعم قائمة "في حب مصر"". El-Balad. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Egypt's Reform and Renaissance Party to establish a 'shadow government'". Cairo Post. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Political parties to celebrate June 30 first anniversary". Cairo Post. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ^ ""الإصلاح والنهضة" يلتقي "العدل" لبحث التحالفات الانتخابية". Reform and Renaissance Party website. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  7. ^ "ترحيب مبدئي من "الإصلاح والنهضة" و "الإصلاح والتنمية" للتنسيق بينهم". Reform and Renaissance Party website. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ^ ""الإصلاح والنهضة" يبحث مع "المصري الديمقراطي" سبل التعاون في الإنتخابات". Reform and Renaissance Party website. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ Auf, Yussef (25 November 2014). "Political Islam's Fate in Egypt Lies in the Hands of the Courts". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Court claims no jurisdiction over religiously affiliated parties". Daily News Egypt. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

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