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Egypt

System of governmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index0.18/1
Head of State (President)Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (independent)
Head of Government (PM)Mostafa Madbouly (independent)
Parties in GovernmentNon-partisan

House of Reperesentatives

Senate

Parties

حزب مستقبل وطن (Mostaqbal Watan)
ḥizb mustaqbal waṭan
Nation’s Future Party

Leader: Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq
Orientation: Right-wing
Ideology: Militarism, Egyptian nationalism, populism
Stance towards the government: In government
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الشعب الجمهوري (Al Shaeb)
ḥizb aš-šaʿb al-jumhūri
Republican People’s Party

Leader: Hazem Omar
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Social liberalism, secularism, militarism
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Egyptian Front (centre-left to centre)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الوفد الجديد (Al Wafd)
ḥizb al-wafd al-jadīd
New Delegation Party

Leader: Bahaa El-Din Abu Shoka
Orientation: Liberal
Ideology: Classical liberalism, secularism, Egyptian nationalism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: For the Love of Egypt (centre-left to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب حماة الوطن
ḥizb ḥumāt al-waṭan
Homeland Defenders Party

Leader: Galal Haridy
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Left-wing nationalism, socialism, populism
Stance towards the government: Support
International affiliation: N/A

حزب مصر الحديثة
ḥizb miṣr al-ḥadīṯa
Modern Egypt Party (MEP)

Leader: Nabil Deibis
Orientation: Liberal
Ideology: Economic liberalism, Egyptian nationalism
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: For the Love of Egypt (centre-left to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الأصلاح و التنمية
ḥizb al-iṣlāḥ wat-tanmiya
Reform and Development Party (RDP)

Leader: Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat
Orientation: Liberal
Ideology: Liberalism, economic liberalism, Egyptian nationalism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: Civil Democratic Movement (left to liberal)
International affiliation: N/A

الحزب المصري الديمقراطي الاجتماعي
al-ḥizb al-miṣri ad-dīmuqrāṭi al-ijtimāʿi
Egyptian Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Leader: Mohamed Abou El-Ghar
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy, social liberalism, secularism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: Civil Democratic Movement (left to liberal)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الحرية المصري
ḥizb al-al-ḥurrīya al-miṣri
Egyptian Freedom Party

Leader: Mamdouh Hassan
Orientation: Liberal
Ideology: Liberalism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
International affiliation: N/A

حزب المؤتمر المصري
ḥizb al-muʿtamar al-miṣri
Egyptian Conference Party

Leader: Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida
Orientation: Centre-left|Green
Ideology: Social liberalism, green politics, secularism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: For the Love of Egypt (centre-left to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب النور (Al Nour)
ḥizb an-nūr
Party of The Light

Leader: Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida
Orientation: Islamist
Ideology: Salafism, ultra-conservatism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
International affiliation: N/A

حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي
ḥizb at-tajammuʿ al-waṭani at-taqaddumi al-wiḥdawwi
National Progressive Unionist Party (NPUP)

Leader: Sayed Abdel Aal
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Socialism, populism, left-wing nationalism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
International affiliation: N/A

حزب العدل
ḥizb al-ʿadl
Justice Party

Leader: Hamdi Satohi
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Third way, secularism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: Civil Democratic Movement (left to liberal)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب إرادة جيل (Eradet Geel)
ḥizb irādat jīl
Generation’s Will Party

Leader: Tayseer Mata
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Third way, secularism
Stance towards the government: Support
International affiliation: N/A

الحركة الوطنية المصرية
al-ḥaraka al-waṭaniyya al-miṣriyya
Egyptian Patriotic Movement

Leader: Ibrahim Darwish
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Reformism, secularism, anti-establishment
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: Egyptian Front (centre-left to centre)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب السادات الديمقراطي
ḥizb as-sādāt ad-dīmuqrāṭi
Sadat Democratic Party

Leader: Effat Sadat
Orientation: *
Ideology: Egyptian nationalism
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: For the Love of Egypt (centre-left to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A