Egyptian Popular Current

Egyptian Popular Current
التيار الشعبي المصري
FounderHamdeen Sabahi
Founded21 September 2012
Preceded byDignity Party
HeadquartersCairo
IdeologySecularism[1]
Nasserism[2]
Social justice
Social democracy
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing[3]
National affiliationCivil Democratic Current
Colours  Green
SloganFreedom . Social Justice . National Independence
Arabic: حرية . عدالة اجتماعية . استقلال وطني
House of Representatives
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Senate
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Website
http://www.tayarsha3by.com

The Egyptian Popular Current (التيار الشعبي المصري at-tāyar ash-shāʿībi al-masri) is a movement in Egypt, created after the 2012 presidential elections by former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi.[4] The movement was formed on 21 September 2012.[5] The movement formed the Popular Current Party[6] on 21 September 2014.[7]

  1. ^ "Egypt's Secular Forces". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Egypt's political coalitions and new parties: A guide". Ahram Online. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Left-wing outsider to run for Egypt president". Al Jazeera English. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. ^ "New liberal coalition plans to pressure Morsy". Egypt Independent. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Unity movement launched at mass rally to counter Egypt's Islamists". Ahram Online. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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