The Dignity Party (Arabic: حزب الكرامة, romanized: Ḥizb al-Karāma) is an Egyptian left-wing Nasserist political party founded in 1996 by Amin Iskander and Hamdeen Sabahi.[3]
The party first gained Parliamentary seats in the 2005 Egyptian Parliamentary election. And in 2011, the party joined the Democratic Alliance for Egypt, which won a Majority of seats in that election. later in May 2012, The Party's leader and presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi, came in third in that year's election, but couldn't make it to the runoff election in June.
In late 2012, Hamdeen Sabahi, The party's Chairman by that time, left the party to form the Egyptian Popular Current. Many Dignity party members left to join Sabahi's new party.
In March 2016, the Popular Current Party merged into the Dignity Party.[4]
Ahmed Tantawi was elected chairman of the party on 25 December 2020, replacing Mohamed Samy.[5] Tantawi left the position in July 2022.[6]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hamdeen Sabahi | 4,820,273 | 20.72% | Lost 
|
House of Representatives
| Election | Seats | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/- | ||
| 2005 | 2 / 454
|
 2
|
Opposition |
| 2010 | 0 / 518
|
 2
|
N/A |
| 2011 | 6 / 508
|
6
|
As part of Democratic Alliance for Egypt |
| 2015 | 0 / 596
|
6
|
N/A |
| 2020 | 0 / 596
|
|
N/A |
References
- ^ "Eight liberal and leftist Egyptian parties to boycott 2018 presidential elections". Ahram Online. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "تحالف الجبهة الوطنية: الاحزاب اتفقت على وثيقتنا السياسية". Youm7. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Al-Karama (Dignity Party)". Carnegie Endowment. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Egyptian leftist Sabahy eyes united opposition to challenge Sisi". Reuters. 10 March 2016.
- ^ AbdelHalim, Ahmed (19 April 2021). "Dissenting MPs in Egypt: A New Parliament Without Opposition?". LSE Middle East Centre Blog. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "استقالة الطنطاوي من رئاسة «الكرامة».. ومصادر: معترض على المشاركة في الحوار الوطني لعدم جدية السلطة". Mada Masr. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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