Republican People's Party (Egypt)
Republican People's Party حزب الشعب الجمهورى | |
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| Abbreviation | RPP |
| President | Hazem Omar |
| Secretary-General | Ahmed Abu Hashima |
| Founded | 12 September 2012 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Egyptian Front National Unified List for Egypt (since 2020) |
| Colors | Gold |
| House of Representatives | 28 / 596 |
| Senate | 10 / 300 |
| Website | |
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The Republican People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب الجمهورى, romanized: Ḥizb aš-Ša‘b al-Ǧumhūrī) is an Egyptian political party made up of former government ministers.[1] It is currently headed by former chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, Hazem Omar.
History
The party supported Amr Moussa in the 2012 Egyptian presidential election.[2] Hazem Omar denied that the party was composed of remnants (feloul) of the National Democratic Party, which was in power during the Mubarak era.[3]
The party was one of the founding members of the Egyptian Front, which was established in August 2014.[4]
The party won 13 seats in the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election and joined the Egypt's Support coalition in parliament that December.[5]
The party joined the National Unified List for Egypt in 2020[6] and was the second largest party in Egypt following the 2020 elections, with the party having 50 representatives in the Egyptian House of Representatives[7] and 10 senators in the Egyptian Senate. Although the party is supportive of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, they nominated party leader Hazem Omar to compete against Sisi in the 2023 Egyptian presidential election.[7] Omar came in second place with 4.5% of the vote.[8]
The party joined the National Unified List for Egypt[9] and won 25 elected seats in the 2025 Egyptian parliamentary election.[10]
Electoral history
House of Representatives elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 198,822 | 0.7% | 13 / 596
|
 13
|
| 2020 | 8.3% | 50 / 596
|
37
| |
| 2025 | 28 / 596
|
 22
|
Senate elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 / 300
|
5
| ||
| 2025 | 10 / 300
|
5
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Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hazem Omar | 1,986,352 | 4.49% |
References
- ^ "First parliamentary alliance formed - Egyptian Front Coalition". Ahram Online. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Former ministers support Moussa". Egypt Independent. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Egypt: Republican People's Party and Its Founders to Support Moussa". AllAfrica. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Egyptian Front Coalition: the widest political alliance facing Islamists". Cairo Post. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Egypt's Republican People's Party officially joins pro-Sisi parliamentary bloc". Ahram Online. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Gamal Essam El-Din (14 September 2020). "Egypt's Mostaqbal Watan Party leads coalition to run in parliamentary elections". Ahram Online. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ a b Gamal Essam El-Din (9 July 2023). "People's Republican Party nominates Chairman Hazem Omar to run for Egypt's 2024 presidential election". Ahram Online. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Egypt's el-Sissi wins third term in presidential election". Deutsche Welle. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Essam El-Din, Gamal (23 October 2025). "Contenders gear up". Ahram Online. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Gamal Essam El-Din (14 January 2026). "New parliament takes its seats". Ahram Online. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
