For the Love of Egypt

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 Seif al-Yazal having a nominal responsibility in coordinating the list. The creation of the alliance was announced in a press conference on 4 February 2015.

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).{{cite web |title=HEC announces reasons for rejecting 'Nedaa Misr' List |publisher=Al Bawaba |url=http://en.albawabhnews.com/63221 | date=16 September 2015 |access-date=18 October 2015}} In the final announcement, the list however was eventually admitted. In the other three constituencies, the party didn't submit an electoral list.

Some of the individuals involved with the alliance, including Tamarod founder Mahmoud Badr as well as former minister Osama Heikal, were formerly part of Kamal el-Ganzouri's National Alliance. The Tagammu Party left the alliance and will compete for individual seats as part of the Leftist Alliance.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/09/03/candidates-swinging-between-unstable-electoral-alliances/|title=Candidates 'swinging' between unstable electoral alliances|agency=Daily News Egypt|date=3 September 2015|access-date=9 September 2015}} A member of the party attempted to join the For the Love of Egypt list, though he was not allowed to.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/09/14/al-tagammu-party-kicked-out-at-last-minute-before-elections-deadline/|title=Al-Tagammu Party 'kicked out' at last minute before elections deadline|agency=Daily News Egypt|date=14 September 2015|access-date=14 September 2015}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2015/8/16/%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B6%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1/2308481|title=اجتماع الجبهة الوطنية يقرر رسميا الانضمام لقائمة "صحوة مصر"|agency=Youm7|date=16 August 2015|access-date=16 August 2015}} The Tomorrow Party left the alliance and rejoined the Egyptian Front.{{Cite news|url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2015/8/2/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A3%D9%89-%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88/2289071#.VcAjYWDmhoN|title=انتخابات "الجبهة المصرية" تناقش الشكل المبدأى لقوائم "القاهرة" و"الصعيد"|agency=Youm7|date=2 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015}} The Egyptian Patriotic Movement and My Homeland Egypt Party are not part of the alliance.{{Cite news|url=http://www.el-balad.com/1698800|title="فى حب مصر": حزب "الحركة الوطنية" خارج القائمة لعدم توافقنا معه|agency=El Balad|date=9 September 2015|access-date=9 September 2015}} The coalition is seen as being supportive of current president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, although the Reform and Development Misruna Party has been skeptical about the support.{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/152334/Egypt/Politics-/ProSisi-coalitions-to-dominate-Egypts-parliamentar.aspx|title=Pro-Sisi coalitions to dominate Egypt's parliamentary elections|work=Ahram Online|date=7 October 2015|access-date=7 October 2015}} 24 former members of the National Democratic Party won seats in the first phase of the 2015 election.{{cite web|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/24-former-ndp-members-win-elections |title=24 former NDP members win elections |work=Egypt Independent |date=23 October 2015 |access-date=23 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708212944/http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/risk-sex-attack-fills-women-dread-during-eid-al-fitr-vacation |archive-date=8 July 2016 }} The Reform and Development Misruna Party later became part of the Civil Democratic Movement.{{Cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1187/289073/Egypt/-Presidential-Elections--/Eight-liberal-and-leftist-Egyptian-parties-to-boyc.aspx|title=Eight liberal and leftist Egyptian parties to boycott 2018 presidential elections|agency=Ahram Online|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018}}

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