Liberal Socialists Party (Egypt)

For other uses, see Liberal Socialist Party (disambiguation).

Political party in Egypt

Liberal Socialists Party

Hizb al-Ahrar al-Ishtirakin
حزب الأحرار الاشتراكيين

Chairperson| Helmy Ahmed Salim
Founded| 1976 (1976)
Dissolved| 2011 (2011)
Headquarters| Cairo
Newspaper| Al Ahrar
Al Haquiqa
Al Nour
Ideology| Islamic liberalism
Economic liberalism
Political position| Centre-right
Religion| Sunni Islam
National affiliation| Arab Socialist Union
(1976–1978)
Colours|  Green
black

* Politics of Egypt
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The Liberal Socialists Party (Arabic: حزب الأحرار الاشتراكيين, Ḥizb al-ʾAḥrār al-Ištirākiyyīn) was a political party in Egypt,[1] initially affiliated to the Arab Socialist Union.

## History and profile

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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

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* 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

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### People's Assembly of Egypt elections

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Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/–  | Position

|
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|
|
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1976 | as part of ASU |

15 / 360

|  15  |  2nd
1979 |  |  |

2 / 392

|  13  |  3rd
1984 | 33,448  | 0.7%  |

0 / 458

|  2  |  5th
1987 | 1,163,525  | 17%

as part of the Islamic alliance

60 / 458

|  60  |  2nd
1990 | Boycotted  |

0 / 454

|  60  |
1995 |  |  |

1 / 454

|  1  |  6th
2000 |  |  |

1 / 454

|  |  5th
2005 |  |  |

0 / 518

|  1  |

## See also

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* Liberalism in Egypt

## References

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1. ^ "Egypt State Information Service". SIS. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
2. ^ a b Roberto Aliboni (3 January 2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205\. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6.
3. ^ Ninette S. Fahmy (2012). The Politics of Egypt: State-Society Relationship. Routledge. p. 71\. ISBN 978-1-136-12994-0.
4. ^ Maye Kassem (1 January 2004). Egyptian Politics: The Dynamics of Authoritarian Rule. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 78\. ISBN 978-1-58826-247-9.
5. ^ "Democratic Alliance (Freedom and Justice) - Electoral Alliances - Elections 2011 - Ahram Online". Egyptian Elections Watch. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
6. ^ Salwa Ismail (May 1998). "Confronting the Other: Identity, Culture, Politics, and Conservative Islamism in Egypt". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 30 (2): 199. doi:10.1017/S0020743800065879. S2CID 154518536.

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