Democratic Peace Party

{{Other uses|Party for Democracy and Peace}}

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{{Infobox political party

| logo = Democratic Peace Party.png

| name = Democratic Peace Party

| native_name = حزب السلام الديمقراطي

| chairman = Ahmed Fadaly{{cite news|url=http://thecairopost.com/news/115795/news/fjp-trial-adjourned-to-august-4|title=FJP trial adjourned to August 4|date=21 June 2014|access-date=24 June 2014|work=Cairo Post}}

| foundation = 4 July 2005{{Citation|url=http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2012/02/27/al-salam-al-dimuqrati-democratic-peace |title=Al-Salam al-Dimuqrati (Democratic Peace) |work=Guide to Egypt's Transition |publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |access-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101204024/http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2012/02/27/al-salam-al-dimuqrati-democratic-peace |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}

| national = Independent Current Coalition

| headquarters = Cairo

| ideology = Islamic democracy
Liberal democracy
Civic nationalism

| colorcode = {{party color|Democratic Peace Party}}

| country = Egypt

| native_name_lang = ar

| seats1_title = House of Representatives

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|5|596|{{party color|Democratic Peace Party}}}}

}}

The Democratic Peace Party ({{langx|ar|حزب السلام الديمقراطي}}) is a small Egyptian political party that was formed in 2005. According to its chairman on Al-Faraeen TV (Parliament and parties program) he stated that there are about one million members in the party. The party has been described as a party that is "secular leaning but embraces an Islamic identity." The party presses for establishing peace in the region and worldwide. The party has been considered a remnant of the formerly ruling National Democratic Party.{{Citation|first=Gamal Essam|last=El-Din|title=Egypt's post-Mubarak legislative life begins amid tension and divisions|newspaper=Al-Ahram|date=23 January 2012|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/33/100/32384/Elections-/News/Egypts-postMubarak-legislative-life-begins-amid-te.aspx|access-date=13 December 2013}}

Platform

The party platform calls for:

  • Establishing democracy.
  • Solving problems of the citizens.
  • Boosting Egypt's status on the regional and international arenas.
  • Uprooting illiteracy.
  • Ensuring women's rights.

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