Liberal Socialists Party
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The Liberal Socialists Party (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "lang".) was a political party in Egypt.[1] It was established as the right-wing faction of the governing Arab Socialist Union (ASU) and became an independent party after ASU's dissolution.
History and profile
The party was established in 1976.[2][3] Its leader was Mustafa Kamel Murad.[2] He led the party until his death in 1998.[4]
In the 2000 parliamentary elections, the party won 1 out of 444 seats in the Majlis al-Sha'ab. However, at the following elections in 2005, it failed to win any seats. It was part of the National Democratic Alliance for Egypt during the 2011-2012 parliamentary elections.[5]
There were official media outlets of the Liberal Socialist Party, including Al Ahrar and Al Nour.[6]
Platform
- Sharia is a main source of legislation.
- Freedom of expression and thought.
- Election the President and Vice-President through free elections.
- Enhancing role of the private sector.
- Ensuring basic rights of labourers and peasants.
- Freedom of the press.
- Independence of the judiciary.
- Development of education.
Electoral history
People's Assembly of Egypt elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | as part of ASUScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Composition bar | Increase 15 | Increase 2nd | |
| 1979 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 13 | Decrease 3rd | ||
| 1984 | 33,448 | 0.7% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 2 | Decrease 5th |
| 1987 | 1,163,525 | 17%
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Template:Composition bar | Increase 60 | Increase 2nd |
| 1990 | Boycotted | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 60 | ||
| 1995 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Increase 6th | ||
| 2000 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Increase 5th | ||
| 2005 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | |||
See also
References
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- Islamic political parties in Egypt
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- Political parties established in 1976
- Sunni Islamic political parties
- Liberal socialism