Ghad El-Thawra Party
| Ghad El-Thawra Party Hizb Ghad El-Thawra حزب غد الثورة |
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| Chairperson | Ayman Nour |
| Founder | Ayman Nour |
| Slogan | Be with us, you are right |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Split from | El-Ghad Party |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Ideology | Secularism, Liberalism, Reformism, Liberal democracy |
| Political position | Centrism |
| Religion | Secular |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (observer) |
| House of Representatives |
2 / 498
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| Shura Council |
6 / 270
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| Website | |
| aymannour.net | |
Ghad El-Thawra Party (Arabic: حزب غد الثورة Ḥizb Ghad el-Thawra; "Revolution's Tomorrow Party"), is a new Egyptian political party that was approved on 9 October 2011.[1] Headed by Ayman Nour, it was a split of the El-Ghad Party. Nevertheless, the "Revolution's Tomorrow Party" still uses the name El-Ghad (The Tomorrow Party) on its website and communiques [1].
The Ghad El-Thawra Party was contesting the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011–2012 with fifteen candidates (thirteen for the lower house and two for the upper) as part of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party-led Democratic Alliance for Egypt.[2]
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Background[edit]
Ayman Nour left the New Wafd Party in 2001, and established El-Ghad Party. The party was legalized in 2004. After facing president Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian presidential election, 2005, Nour was sentenced to five years in jail on forgery charges.[1]
In 2005, just before Nour being sentenced, the El-Ghad Party split in two factions. One was headed by Moussa Moustafa Moussa, the other by Nour’s (now former) wife Gamila Ismail.[1] Legal battle ensued between both factions, both claiming legitimacy and simultaneously using the party name and insignia. The final court ruling in May 2011 was in favor of Moussa.[3] Ayman Nour hence filed for a new party, "Ghad El-Thawra Party" or "Revolution's Tomorrow Party", which was approved on 9 October 2011.[1]
The Ghad El-Thawra party supported the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Platform[edit]
The party platform called for:
- Political and economic reform.
- Paying a special care for the handicapped.
- Combating drug addiction.
- Solving the water crisis.
Name Confusion[edit]
Ayman Nour has been tightly associated with both the El-Ghad name and party, even being accused of internal monopoly by other party members.[2] Since both Nour and Moussa fractions were using (and still are) the same name and insignia (e.g.: Ghad El-Thawra website[4]), it was often difficult to tell them apart. For instance, Liberal International lists El-Ghad, specifying its leader as Ayman Nour, as an observer member.[5] Many poll and media outlets used the term "El-Ghad" without specifying which party or faction they are referring to,[6] although they often meant the Ayman Nour Ghad El-Thawra faction.[7][8]
See also[edit]
- El-Ghad Party
- Liberalism in Egypt
- Kefaya
- 2011 Egyptian protests
- April 6 Youth Movement
- National Association for Change
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Ghad Al-Thawra Party (Hizb Ghad Al-Thawra)". jadaliyya.com.
- ^ a b "Ghad Al-Thawra Party". ahram.org.
- ^ محمود حسين، "شئون الأحزاب" ترفض قبول تأسيس حزب الغد الجديد. اليوم السابع 2011-9-5. وصل لهذا المسار في 28 سبتمبر 2011.
- ^ "aymannour.net".
- ^ Datasheet on the Liberal International's website
- ^ Schoen & Lane (Jul 26, 2011). "Egypt’s Simmering Rage". thedailybeast.com.
- ^ Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI). "2nd National Voter Survey in Egypt". dedi.org.eg. Retrieved 13 Oct 2011.
- ^ Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI). "3rd National Voter Survey in Egypt". dedi.org.eg. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
External links[edit]
- Party website
- Human Rights watch: Ayman Nur Trial Badly Flawed; Judge Jails Opposition Leader, Others, Without Explanation
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