New Center Party حزب الوسط الجديد Hizb al-Wasat al-Jadid | |
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| President | Mohamed Abdel Latif (acting)[1] Abou Elela Mady |
| Vice-President | Essam Sultan |
| Vice-President | Mohamed Mahsoub |
| Secretary-General | Mohammed Abdul-Latif |
| Spokesperson | Amr Farouk |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Legalized | 19 February 2011 |
| Split from | Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt[2] |
| Headquarters | 8 Pearl St., Mokattam, Cairo |
| Membership (2011) | 5.088[3] |
| Ideology | Moderate Islamism[4] |
| Political position | Centre[5] |
| Colors | Maroon |
| Slogan | الوطن قبل الوسط Motherland before Al-wasat |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568
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The al-Wasat Party (Arabic: حزب الوسط, romanized: Hizb al-Wasat), translated in English as the Center Party, is a moderate Islamist political party in Egypt.[6]
The party withdrew from the Anti-Coup Alliance on 28 August 2014.[7] A court case was brought forth to dissolve the party,[8] though the Alexandria Urgent Matters Court ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction.[9]
- ^ "حزب الوسط: مظاهرات 28 نوفمبر خطوة غير موفقة ولننشارك فيها". Youm7. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "ISLAMIST MOVEMENTS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN THE ARAB WORLD: Exploring the Gray Zones" (PDF). Herbert Quandt Stiftung. 2006. p. 18.
- ^ "Länderbericht Parteienmonitor Ägypten 2011" (PDF) (in German). Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. 27 November 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ The Cairo Review of Global Affairs, "Egypt Elections: al-Wasat (Center Party)" Archived 30 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 January 2012
- ^ el-Karanshawi, Shaimaa (19 February 2011). "Egypt court approves moderate Islamic party". Almasry Alyoum. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Egypt Elections – Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, Guide to Egypt's Transition, "Al-Wasat (Center Party)". Archived 30 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 January 2012
- ^ "Wasat Party withdraws from NASL, considers parliamentary elections: Source". Cairo Post. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Auf, Yussef (25 November 2014). "Political Islam's Fate in Egypt Lies in the Hands of the Courts". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Court claims no jurisdiction over religiously affiliated parties". Daily News Egypt. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.