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The Civil Democratic Current (also called the Democratic Alliance for Civil Forces and the Democratic Civilian Alliance) is an alliance of political parties that would have run for the
2015 Egyptian parliamentary election Egyptian parliamentary elections to the House of Representatives (Egypt), House of Representatives were held in two phases, from 17 October to 2 December 2015. The elected parliament will be entrusted with the task of reviewing the laws that were ...
, but it withdrew. The alliance is working with other parties, including the
New Wafd Party The New Wafd Party (), officially the Egyptian Wafd Party and also known as the Al-Wafd Party, is a nationalist liberal party in Egypt. It is the extension of one of the oldest and historically most active political parties in Egypt, Wafd Part ...
, to attempt to amend the current parliamentary election law, which limits the number of party list seats to 120 of 567 total seats. The alliance intends to form a "united national front" with more parties in preparation for the 2018 presidential election. The alliance seems to be replaced by the similarly named
Civil Democratic Movement (2017) The Civil Democratic Movement (; also called the National Civil Movement) is a liberal political movement formed in Egypt in 2017. The current alliance includes various parties that were also involved in the Civil Democratic Current; namely, t ...
. The active alliance includes various parties that were also involved in this alliance; namely, the Constitution Party, the Dignity Party,
Socialist Popular Alliance Party The Socialist People's Alliance Party ( ''Hizb Al-Tahalof Al-Shaeby Al-Ishtiraky'', SPAP) is a leftist party in Egypt formed shortly after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Its membership comprises many leftist organisations, mainly former member ...
,
Egyptian Social Democratic Party The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (, ) is a social liberal and social democratic party in Egypt. It was founded after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution by the merger of two minor liberal parties, the Liberal Egyptian Party, and the Egyptian D ...
and the
Bread and Freedom Party The Bread and Freedom Party (; '' Hizb AlEish WaAlHorria''), also translated as the Bread and Liberty Party, is a democratic socialist party in Egypt created by former members of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party. The party is not registered ...
.


Affiliated parties

* Dignity Party * Constitution Party *
Socialist Popular Alliance Party The Socialist People's Alliance Party ( ''Hizb Al-Tahalof Al-Shaeby Al-Ishtiraky'', SPAP) is a leftist party in Egypt formed shortly after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Its membership comprises many leftist organisations, mainly former member ...
* Freedom Egypt Party * Popular Current Party *
Bread and Freedom Party The Bread and Freedom Party (; '' Hizb AlEish WaAlHorria''), also translated as the Bread and Liberty Party, is a democratic socialist party in Egypt created by former members of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party. The party is not registered ...
*
Socialist Party of Egypt The Egyptian Socialist Party () is a political party in Egypt which was founded by some Egyptian socialists after the 2011 Egyptian revolution. History and profile The party was founded on 18 June 2011 at a conference attended by over 400 Egyp ...
*
Egyptian Social Democratic Party The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (, ) is a social liberal and social democratic party in Egypt. It was founded after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution by the merger of two minor liberal parties, the Liberal Egyptian Party, and the Egyptian D ...


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