Egyptian Social Democratic Party الحزب المصرى الديمقراطى الإجتماعى | |
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| President | Farid Zahran |
| Secretary-General | Bassem Kamel |
| Founder | Mohamed Abou El-Ghar |
| Founded | 29 March 2011 (2011-03-29) |
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| Headquarters | 17 Mohamed Mahmoud street,Tahrir square,Cairo |
| Youth wing | Union of Egyptian Social Democratic Youth |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] Social liberalism[2] Progressivism[3] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] |
| National affiliation | Civil Democratic Movement[4] Democratic Path Alliance[5] |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Red Orange |
| Slogan | Together for Change Arabic:معا للتغيير |
| House of Representatives | 7 / 596 |
| Senate | 5 / 300 |
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TheEgyptian Social Democratic Party (Arabic:الحزب المصرى الديمقراطى الاجتماعى,romanized: al-Ḥizb al-Maṣrī al-Dimuqrāṭī al-Ijtmāʿī,IPA:[elˈħezbelˈmɑsˤɾildemokˈɾɑːtˤileɡteˈmæːʕi]) is asocial liberal andsocial democratic party inEgypt. It was founded after the2011 Egyptian Revolution by the merger of two minor liberal parties, theLiberal Egyptian Party, and the Egyptian Democratic Party, on 29 March 2011.[6]
The current president isFarid Zahran, and his vice presidents of the party are Dr. Ehab Elkharat,Dr. Freddy Elbaiady, Dr. Maha Abdelnaser, Mahmoud Samy, Amira Saber, and Khaled Rashed
Notable founding members includeMohamed Abou El-Ghar, film makerDaoud Abdel Sayed,[2] activistAmr Hamzawy,Mervat Tallawy, formerUN under-secretary and executive secretary ofESCWA, andHazem Al Beblawi, former executive secretary of the ESCWA,[7][8] and later interim prime minister of Egypt underPresident Adly Mansour. However, Amr Hamzawy resigned from the party in April[9] to form theFreedom Egypt Party on 18 May 2011.[10]
In August 2012, the party was admitted into theSocialist International as a consultative member.[11]
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party and theTagammu Party ran in the 2012Shura council election as part of theEgyptian Bloc. The division of seats between the two parties in the Shura Council is unclear.[12][13]
The party was accepted into theParty of European Socialists (PES) on 18 February 2013.[14]
Following the removal ofMohamed Morsi from office in July 2013, a founding member of the Social Democratic Party namedZiad Bahaa El-Din was reportedly offered the post ofPrime Minister.[15]Yunis Makhyun, chairman of theNour Party, objected to Bahaa El-Din's appointment and to the involvement ofMohamed ElBaradei, because both of them belong to the same political coalition (theNational Salvation Front). However, later another founding member of the Social Democratic Party,Hazem Al Beblawi, was appointed as interim prime minister on 9 July.[16] He subsequently suspended his membership in the Social Democratic Party.[17]His cabinet was sworn in on 16 July 2013.[18]
The party nominated chairman Farid Zahran for the2023 Egyptian presidential election who came in third place with 4.01% of the vote (or 1,776,952 votes).
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It emphasises both free market economics andsocial justice, as part of a free and democratic system. The cornerstone of its programme is a constitution that guarantees a civil state is based on citizenship. This is similar to other parties such asal-Tagammu and theFree Egyptians Party. ESDP advocated for the protection and promotion ofhuman rights in Egypt. This included efforts to strengthen civil liberties, freedom of expression, and the protection ofminority rights. The party supported democratic governance and therule of law, reduced corruption. Farid Zahran has come out to combat inflation, reduce debt, as well as "limiting the ownership of the state-owned bodies to only major strategic projects, such as: the Suez Canal Authority, iron and steel, the aluminum complex, and the electricity, water and sewage companies."
It aimed to strengthen democratic institutions and promote political pluralism in Egypt. The ESDP emphasized social justice and aimed to address economic disparities in Egyptian society, as well as a strong government and military (but abolishing the army immunity from parliamentary oversight). This included advocating for fair distribution of resources,social welfare programs, and policies to reducepoverty. The ESDP is focused on improving education and healthcare systems. This encompassed efforts to enhance the quality of education, increase access to healthcare, and address challenges within these sectors.
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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| 2023 | Farid Zahran | 1,776,952 | 4.01% | Lost N |
| Election | Seats | +/– | Result |
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| 2011 | 16 / 508 |  16 | Opposition |
| 2015 | 4 / 596 |  12 | Opposition |
| 2020 | 7 / 596 | 3 | Opposition |
| Election | Seats | +/– | Result |
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| 2012 | 8 / 300 | 8 | Opposition |
| 2020 | 3 / 300 | 5 | Opposition |
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