Egyptian Communist Party
| Egyptian Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي المصري |
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| General Secretary | Salah Adli[1] |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Reawakening of Egypt[2] Leftist Alliance[3] |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| Colours | Dark red |
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The Egyptian Communist Party (Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي المصري) (ECP) is the title of a modern political party in Egypt. The same name was also used by an older leftist Egyptian party founded in 1921.
History and profile
The modern Egyptian Communist Party was formed in 1975[4] by a number of members of the former Egyptian Communist Party. Under the regimes of Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak the new Communist Party faced state repression and was barred from running in elections. The party however continued to operate underground until the overthrow of Mubarak in 2011.[5] Despite having ECP members allegedly killed and imprisoned under Mubarak, the party have since been involved in mobilizing workers in 2011.[6]
On 10 May 2011, the ECP agreed to enter into a "socialist front" with four other Egyptian leftist groups called the Coalition of Socialist Forces, which includes the Revolutionary Socialists, the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, Socialist Party of Egypt and the Workers Democratic Party.[7]
See also
- Communist Party - international movement
- Egyptian Communist Party (1921) - an early holder of the name founded in 1921
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