The Democratic Front Party was an Egyptian
political party
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. The party merged with the
Free Egyptians Party
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in December 2013.
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Foundation and profile
The party was founded in 2007Yehia Al Gamal Yehia or Yehya is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Yehia Chahine (1917–1994), Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theater
*Yehia El-Fakharany (born 1945), Egyptian actor
*Yehia El-Mashad (1932–1980), ...
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The party adopted ]liberal
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Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
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ideologies. It was a full member of both the Liberal International
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Cabinet of Egypt
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The government has a leading role in shaping the agenda of the houses of Parliament. It may propose ...
(Essam Sharaf
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Early life and education
Sharaf was born in Giz ...
). Before his death, writer Osama Anwar Okasha
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was also an executive member of the party.
Its slogan was "Councilor Dr. Ahmed Diab is a Democratic Front Party Leader and Coming President of Egypt."
See also
*Liberalism in Egypt
Liberalism in Egypt or Egyptian liberalism is a political ideology that traces its beginnings to the 19th century.
History
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*List of political parties in Egypt
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*Politics of Egypt
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References
External links
democraticfront.org
party's official website (in Arabic
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)
2007 establishments in Egypt
2013 disestablishments in Egypt
Political parties established in 2007
Political parties disestablished in 2013
Liberal parties in Egypt
Defunct political parties in Egypt
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