For the Love of Egypt
For the Love of Egypt في حب مصر Fe Hubb Masr | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Sameh Seif El-Yazal[1] |
| Founder | Ehab Saad (Mukhabarat)[2] |
| Founded | 3[2] and 4 February 2015[3] |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| Merged into | Nation's Future Party[4] |
| Succeeded by | National List for the Sake of Egypt |
For the Love of Egypt (FLE, Arabic: في حب مصر, romanized: Fe Hubb Masr), also called Out of Love of Egypt,[5] In Egypt's Love,[6] and For Egypt,[3] was an electoral alliance, created by the General Intelligence Service,[2] which contested the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election.[7]
Background
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met on 12 January 2015 with various political parties, including the Egyptian National Movement, the Conference Party and the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, and called on a unified list to be formed, though Omar Semeida, the head of the Conference Party, was skeptical of the proposed arrangement.[8]
Many of the public figures who formed the National Alliance, which was supported by Kamal Ganzouri, chose to become part of the For the Love of Egypt list, following Ganzouri's withdrawal from the race in February 2015.[6]
Creation
The For the Love of Egypt (FLE) alliance was created with a founding meeting on 3 February 2015, chaired by General Ehab Saad of the General Intelligence Service (Mukhabarat) at the Mukhabarat headquarters. Participants were invited to the meeting by Major Ahmed Shaaban, a Military Intelligence officer close to president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who played a major role in organising pro-Sisi political coalitions. The main coordinator for choosing who should be a member of the list was Yaser Selim, a former Mukhabarat officer still working for the Mukhabarat as a civilian, with Sameh Seif El-Yazal having a nominal responsibility in coordinating the list. The creation of the alliance was announced in a press conference on 4 February 2015.[2]
2015 election
In the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election, the party submitted an electoral list contesting the 45 closed-list seats of the Upper Egypt constituency. Initially, the list however was rejected by Egypt's High Election Committee (HEC).[9] In the final announcement, the list however was eventually admitted. In the other three constituencies, the party did not submit an electoral list.
A member of the Tagammu Party was expected to be placed on the list established by For the Love of Egypt, though his name was ultimately left off.[10]
The Tomorrow Party left the alliance and rejoined the Egyptian Front.[11] The Egyptian Patriotic Movement and My Homeland Egypt Party are not part of the alliance.[12] The coalition is seen as being supportive of current president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, although the Reform and Development Party has been skeptical about the support.[13] 24 former members of the National Democratic Party won seats in the first phase of the 2015 election.[14] The Reform and Development Party later became part of the Civil Democratic Movement.[15]
Composition
| Party | Main ideology | Leader/s | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | Conservatism | Akmal Kortam | |
| Free Egyptians Party | Liberalism | Essam Khalil | |
| New Wafd Party | National liberalism | El-Sayyid el-Badawi | |
| Sadat Democratic Party | Effat Al Sadat | ||
| Tamarod[16] | Secularism, Anti-corruption | ||
| Modern Egypt Party[17] | Nabil Dibis | ||
| Nation's Future Party[18] | Mohamed Badran | ||
| Congress Party[19] | Catch-all | ||
| Reform and Renaissance Party[20] | Islamism | ||
Election results
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | (#1) | 165 / 596
|
 165
|
Majority |
References
- ^ El-Fekki, Amira (7 February 2015). "Why do politicians keep fighting despite common goals?". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d Bahgat, Hossam (14 March 2016). "Anatomy of an election". Mada Masr. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ a b "New 'For Egypt' list launched to run in parliamentary elections". Egypt Independent. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ ""مستقبل وطن": 50 نائبًا من "المصريين الأحرار" انضموا للحزب" [Largest Political alliance in Egypt merges into a party]. Masrawy (in Arabic). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ Al-Ghamrawi, Ahmad (7 February 2015). "Egypt: New electoral list turns the tables". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Registration for Egypt's parliamentary polls opens Sunday; Brotherhood absent". Ahram Online. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Essam El-Din, Gamal (11 February 2015). "'For the Love of Egypt' electoral list leaves political parties divided". Ahram Online. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Parties consider Sisi's call for a unified electoral list unfeasible". Mada Masr. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "HEC announces reasons for rejecting 'Nedaa Misr' List". Al Bawaba. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ El-Fekki, Amira (14 September 2015). "Al-Tagammu Party 'kicked out' at last minute before elections deadline". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"" (in Arabic). Youm7. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ ""فى حب مصر": حزب "الحركة الوطنية" خارج القائمة لعدم توافقنا معه". El Balad. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Essam El-Din, Gamal (7 October 2015). "Pro-Sisi coalitions to dominate Egypt's parliamentary elections". Ahram Online. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "24 former NDP members win elections". Egypt Independent. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Eight liberal and leftist Egyptian parties to boycott 2018 presidential elections". Ahram Online. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ ""فى حب مصر": اعتماد 4 منسقين لقوائم القطاعات الأربعة و10 أحزاب مشاركة" (in Arabic). Youm7. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "حمزة زوبع يفضح الإخوان: طالبنا عناصرنا بالتصعيد فى اعتصام رابعة للوصول لنقطة تفاوض.. وأنصار التنظيم يهاجمونه: الجماعة ضللتنا وما قالوه سقطة وتشير إلى بيع القضية.. وسلفيون: جزاء من يسير خلف الجماعة". Youm7 (in Arabic). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "كلام نهائى.. انتهاء تشكيل قائمة فى حب مصر وإعلان الأسماء رسمياً فى مؤتمر خلال أيام.. سيف اليزل: "مصر بلدى" خارج القائمة.. و8 مقاعد لكل من "الوفد" و"المصريين الأحرار".. وارتباك بقواعد"الجبهة المصرية"". Youm7 (in Arabic). 8 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"" (in Arabic). El Watan News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ ""الإصلاح والنهضة" يقرر دعم قائمة "في حب مصر"" (in Arabic). El-Balad. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
