National Alliance (Egypt)

National Alliance
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The National Alliance was an electoral alliance in Egypt that was established by former Egyptian prime minister Kamal Ganzouri; Ganzouri decided not to compete in the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election.^[1] The spokesman for the Egyptian Front criticized the alliance for its inclusion of "Mubarak-era government ministers".^[2] The Egyptian Wafd Coalition declined an offer to join the alliance.^[3] The Arabic Popular Movement would have joined the alliance.^[4] Some of the individuals involved with the list included Mahmoud Badr and Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour^[5] (though Badr joined the For the Love of Egypt alliance).^[6]

Formerly affiliated parties and coalitions

• Egyptian Front
  • Modern Egypt Party
  • My Homeland Egypt Party^[7]
  • Egyptian Patriotic Movement
  • Democratic Generation Party^[8]
• Independent Current Coalition^[9]
  • Democratic Peace Party^[10]
  • Egyptian Arab Socialist Party^[11]
  • Revolutionary Forces Bloc^[12]
• Free Egyptians Party^[13]

References

1. "Registration for Egypt's parliamentary polls opens Sunday; Brotherhood absent". Egypt Independent. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
2. "Shifting political sands". Al-Ahram Weekly. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
3. "Egyptian Wafd coalition insists on including Moussa, rejects Ganzoury's Initiative". Egypt Independent. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
4. ""تمرد": أرسلنا مرشحينا لقائمة "الجنزورى" وننسق مع"مستقبل وطن" فى الفردى". Youm7. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
5. "مصادر:"الجنزورى" يستقر على معظم أسماء قائمته.. مراد موافى وأسامة هيكل أبرز الشخصيات العامة.. آمنة نصيرومنى عمر للتمثيل النسائى.. ومحمود بدر وطارق الخولى عن الشباب.. وعماد جاد ومارجريت عازر للأقباط". Youm7. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
6. "Why do politicians keep fighting despite common goals?". Daily News Egypt. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
7. "مصادر تؤكد اقتراب عمرو موسى من قيادة قائمة انتخابية تضم أحزاب". Youm7. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
8. "Egyptian Front proposes candidates for Ganzouri electoral list". Ahram Online. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
9. "تيار الاستقلال: لا صحة لتخصيص 5 مقاعد فقط لنا فى قائمة الجنزوري". El-Balad. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
10. "FJP trial adjourned to August 4". Cairo Post. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
11. ""تيار الاستقلال" يلتقي ممثلي القبائل بسيناء الثلاثاء". Al Masry Al Youm. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
12. "أحمد الفضالى يعلن انضمام تكتل القوى الثورية لتيار الاستقلال". Youm7. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
13. "Gearing up for the polls". Al-Ahram Weekly. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.