Virtue Party (Egypt) الفضيلة Al-Fadyla[1] | |
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| Leader | Adel Abdel Maqsoud Afify[2] |
| Founded | March 2011[1] |
| Headquarters | Nasr City[2] |
| Ideology | Salafism[3] |
| National affiliation | National Legitimacy Support Coalition[4] |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568 |
| Website | |
| http://www.alfadyla.com/ | |
TheVirtue Party is aSalafist political party.[3] The party stated in September 2012 that it and theRenaissance Party would merge.[5]
Mahmoud Fathy, the founding deputy chairman, stated that the goals of the party are: to "achieve justice and equality for all citizens, equal distribution of wealth, and to guarantee legal prosecution of anyone who commits a crime against the people".[2] Other party principles include "reform, supporting state institutions in accordance with the constitution, and restoring Egypt’s leading role in the Arab and Islamic worlds".[2] Mostafa Mohamed, a member of the party, said that even Christians can join the party.[2]
The party supportedHazem Salah Abu Ismail in theMay 2012 Egyptian presidential election.[6]
The Virtue Party is one of the elevenIslamic parties targeted by a lawsuit in November 2014, when an organization namedPopular Front for opposing the Brotherhoodization of Egypt sought to dissolve all political parties established "on a religious basis."[7] The Alexandria Urgent Matters Court however ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction.[8]
