The Nation's Future Party (Arabic: حزب مستقبل وطن), also known as the Future of the Nation Party or Mostaqbal Watan, is an Egyptian political party. The party is often seen as a "party of power", created for the sole purpose of backing President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his policies.[1][12]
Originally a minor party, it has grown to become Egypt's largest political party and currently controls the majority of seats in the House of Representatives and a plurality of seats in the Senate. The dominant role of the Nation's Future Party in modern Egyptian politics has been compared to that of the National Democratic Party, which ruled from 1978 until the 2011 revolution.[13][14]
An aide to the president in the presidency told me literally, 'The Nation's Future Party was originally the Nation's Future Front, established by Military Intelligence as a youth entity to support the president. It's ours'.
A student responsible for Nation's Future Party campaigning in his governorate was interviewed by Mada Masr. He stated that a Military Intelligence officer in civilian clothes frequently delivered cash payments of typically LE 20,000 to the campaign office, and later on cheques, including one from the National Bank of Egypt for LE 150,000. For each street march, LE 15,000 to LE 20,000 would be delivered, and young men organised by government agencies would be paid LE 100 each to participate in the marches. Instead of being run by volunteers, the campaign office was staffed by civil servants. Campaigning for signatures for Sisi's presidential candidacy by Nation's Future Party included payments of LE 50 to each person signing. Party leader Mohamed Badran took his instructions, according to the interviewee, from Major Ahmed Shaaban of Military Intelligence.[1]
The Future of the Nation Party ran in the 2015 parliamentary elections as part of the "For the Love of Egypt" electoral alliance, which won all 120 party seats in the parliament.[15] It was subsequently allocated 53 seats in parliament, making it the second-largest party after the Free Egyptians Party that won 65 seats, and ahead of the New Wafd Party, Egypt's oldest political party.[16]
In 2018, after all political parties, except for the Ghad Party led by Moussa Mostafa Moussa, failed to field candidates for the presidential election in March that year, calls to merge Egypt's 104 political parties into four or five strong parties increased. In response, efforts to strengthen the presence of powerful parties in the Egyptian political scene, primarily led by the Free Egyptians Party, the Nation's Future Party, and the New Wafd Party—as well as the Support Egypt Coalition, which holds 400 out of 597 seats in the Egyptian parliament—began.[17]
The Future of the Nation Party and the For the Love of Egypt alliance announced that that the alliance would merge into the party. Following the announcement, around 50 MPs resigned from their parties in May of 2018 and joined the Future of the Nation Party; most of these came from the Free Egyptians and Wafd parties but there were many independents and other party members.[18]
In the 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election, the Nation's Future Party grew significantly and won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and a plurality in the Senate.[12]
Party leaders have often stated their support for the IMF-backed economic reform program, believing it is the only way to help Egypt recover from the effects of the 2011 revolution and to create a modern, powerful Egyptian state despite the resulting hardships.[20]
Foreign affairsedit
Reaching out to African states has also been a priority. The party has regularly lobbied the government to improve relations with the African continent, which were arguably non-existent for the latter part of the Mubarak era.[21] The party regularly sends diplomatic delegations to foreign countries in preparation for state visits by the President of Egypt.[22]
^ abSisi refused to be nominated by Nation's Future Party and ran as an independent.
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^ abcdBahgat, Hossam (14 March 2016). "Anatomy of an election". Mada Masr. from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^Khaled Dawoud (9 September 2015). "The President's Men: A Rundown of the For the Love of Egypt Coalition". The Atlantic Council. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^"League of nationalists". Economist.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
^"Army chief Sisi, Egypt's new nationalist icon – Middle East Institute". www.mei.edu. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^Abdelrahman, Maha (2 January 2017). "Policing neoliberalism in Egypt: the continuing rise of the 'securocratic' state". Third World Quarterly. pp. 185–202. doi:10.1080/01436597.2015.1133246.
^Khalil, Heba; Dill, Brian (2018). "Negotiating statist neoliberalism: the political economy of post-revolution Egypt". Review of African Political Economy. doi:10.1080/03056244.2018.1547187.
^Mahdavi, Mojtaba (2020). "Whither Post-Islamism: Revisiting the Discourse/Movement After the Arab Spring". Arab Spring: Modernity, Identity and Change. Springer International Publishing. pp. 15–38. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24758-4_2.
^Perry, Tom. "Egypt's Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists". reuters. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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^ ab"Pro-Sisi party wins majority in Egypt's parliamentary polls". Reuters. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^Timothy E. Kaldas (17 June 2021). "NDP to NFP: Rebranding or Restructuring Parliamentary Life in Egypt?". Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^Raafat, Kareem (19 June 2019). "The Nation's Future Party and the problem of creating a ruling party". EgyptWatch. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^Mai Shams El-Din. "The impossible parliamentary alliance". Mada Masr. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^"Egypt loyalists take the lead in parliament elections". Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^Amr Mohamed Kandil (23 April 2018). "Why parliament's majority 'Support Egypt' coalition aims to merge its parties". Egypt Today. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^""مستقبل وطن": 50 نائبًا من "المصريين الأحرار" انضموا للحزب". مصراوي.كوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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The Nation s Future Party Arabic حزب مستقبل وطن also known as the Future of the Nation Party or Mostaqbal Watan is an Egyptian political party The party is often seen as a party of power created for the sole purpose of backing President Abdel Fattah el Sisi and his policies 1 12 Nation s Future Party حزب مستقبل وطنChairmanAbdel Wahab Abdel Razeqdeputy chairmanAshraf RashadSecretary GeneralHossam El KhoulyFoundersMohamed BadranAhmed Shaaban 1 FoundedNovember 2014 9 years ago 2014 11 HeadquartersHeliopolis 2 IdeologyEgyptian nationalism 3 4 Neoliberalism 5 6 Post Islamism 7 8 9 Militarism 10 National affiliationFor the Love of Egypt 2014 2018 11 Colors BlueHouse of Representatives316 596Senate149 300Websitemwatan wbr orgPolitics of EgyptPolitical partiesElectionsOriginally a minor party it has grown to become Egypt s largest political party and currently controls the majority of seats in the House of Representatives and a plurality of seats in the Senate The dominant role of the Nation s Future Party in modern Egyptian politics has been compared to that of the National Democratic Party which ruled from 1978 until the 2011 revolution 13 14 Contents 1 History 1 1 2015 parliamentary election 1 2 2018 presidential election 1 3 2020 parliamentary election 2 Policies 2 1 The Egyptian Armed Forces 2 2 Economic reforms 2 3 Foreign affairs 3 Electoral history 3 1 Presidential 3 2 House of Representatives 3 2 1 Senate 4 Notes 5 ReferencesHistory editNation s Future Party was set up in mid 2014 by Egyptian Military Intelligence Abdel Azim a former member of Abdel Fattah el Sisi s presidential campaign told Mada Masr An aide to the president in the presidency told me literally The Nation s Future Party was originally the Nation s Future Front established by Military Intelligence as a youth entity to support the president It s ours Abdel Azim 1 A student responsible for Nation s Future Party campaigning in his governorate was interviewed by Mada Masr He stated that a Military Intelligence officer in civilian clothes frequently delivered cash payments of typically LE 20 000 to the campaign office and later on cheques including one from the National Bank of Egypt for LE 150 000 For each street march LE 15 000 to LE 20 000 would be delivered and young men organised by government agencies would be paid LE 100 each to participate in the marches Instead of being run by volunteers the campaign office was staffed by civil servants Campaigning for signatures for Sisi s presidential candidacy by Nation s Future Party included payments of LE 50 to each person signing Party leader Mohamed Badran took his instructions according to the interviewee from Major Ahmed Shaaban of Military Intelligence 1 2015 parliamentary election edit Main article 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election The Future of the Nation Party ran in the 2015 parliamentary elections as part of the For the Love of Egypt electoral alliance which won all 120 party seats in the parliament 15 It was subsequently allocated 53 seats in parliament making it the second largest party after the Free Egyptians Party that won 65 seats and ahead of the New Wafd Party Egypt s oldest political party 16 2018 presidential election edit Main article 2018 Egyptian presidential election In 2018 after all political parties except for the Ghad Party led by Moussa Mostafa Moussa failed to field candidates for the presidential election in March that year calls to merge Egypt s 104 political parties into four or five strong parties increased In response efforts to strengthen the presence of powerful parties in the Egyptian political scene primarily led by the Free Egyptians Party the Nation s Future Party and the New Wafd Party as well as the Support Egypt Coalition which holds 400 out of 597 seats in the Egyptian parliament began 17 The Future of the Nation Party and the For the Love of Egypt alliance announced that that the alliance would merge into the party Following the announcement around 50 MPs resigned from their parties in May of 2018 and joined the Future of the Nation Party most of these came from the Free Egyptians and Wafd parties but there were many independents and other party members 18 2020 parliamentary election edit Main article 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election In the 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election the Nation s Future Party grew significantly and won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and a plurality in the Senate 12 Policies editThe Egyptian Armed Forces edit The party supports the Egyptian Armed Forces believing Egyptians need to unite behind the army and the Egyptian National Police in their fight against terrorism in defence of the nation 19 Economic reforms edit Party leaders have often stated their support for the IMF backed economic reform program believing it is the only way to help Egypt recover from the effects of the 2011 revolution and to create a modern powerful Egyptian state despite the resulting hardships 20 Foreign affairs edit Reaching out to African states has also been a priority The party has regularly lobbied the government to improve relations with the African continent which were arguably non existent for the latter part of the Mubarak era 21 The party regularly sends diplomatic delegations to foreign countries in preparation for state visits by the President of Egypt 22 Electoral history editPresidential edit Election Candidate First round Second round ResultVotes Votes 2018 Supported Abdel Fattah el Sisi a 21 835 387 97 08 Won2023 Supported Abdel Fattah el Sisi a 39 702 451 89 65 WonHouse of Representatives edit Election Leader Seats GovernmentSeats 2020 Ashraf Rashad 316 596 nbsp 263 MajoritySenate edit Election year Seats won Position Note2020 149 300 nbsp 149 MajorityNotes edit a b Sisi refused to be nominated by Nation s Future Party and ran as an independent References edit a b c d Bahgat Hossam 14 March 2016 Anatomy of an election Mada Masr Archived from the original on 24 September 2019 Retrieved 27 September 2023 Khaled Dawoud 9 September 2015 The President s Men A Rundown of the For the Love of Egypt Coalition The Atlantic Council Retrieved 27 September 2023 League of nationalists Economist com Retrieved 28 January 2018 Army chief Sisi Egypt s new nationalist icon Middle East Institute www mei edu Retrieved 21 July 2018 Abdelrahman Maha 2 January 2017 Policing neoliberalism in Egypt the continuing rise of the securocratic state Third World Quarterly pp 185 202 doi 10 1080 01436597 2015 1133246 Khalil Heba Dill Brian 2018 Negotiating statist neoliberalism the political economy of post revolution Egypt Review of African Political Economy doi 10 1080 03056244 2018 1547187 Mahdavi Mojtaba 2020 Whither Post Islamism Revisiting the Discourse Movement After the Arab Spring Arab Spring Modernity Identity and Change Springer International Publishing pp 15 38 doi 10 1007 978 3 030 24758 4 2 Perry Tom Egypt s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists reuters Retrieved 4 February 2024 General Abdel Fattah al Sisi rpl hds harvard edu Deeper Militarism in Egypt Middle East Institute فى حب مصر اعتماد 4 منسقين لقوائم القطاعات الأربعة و10 أحزاب مشاركة Youm7 21 February 2015 Retrieved 9 September 2015 a b Pro Sisi party wins majority in Egypt s parliamentary polls Reuters 14 December 2020 Retrieved 27 September 2023 Timothy E Kaldas 17 June 2021 NDP to NFP Rebranding or Restructuring Parliamentary Life in Egypt Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Retrieved 27 September 2023 Raafat Kareem 19 June 2019 The Nation s Future Party and the problem of creating a ruling party EgyptWatch Retrieved 27 September 2023 Mai Shams El Din The impossible parliamentary alliance Mada Masr Retrieved 27 September 2023 Egypt loyalists take the lead in parliament elections Reuters Retrieved 26 September 2023 Amr Mohamed Kandil 23 April 2018 Why parliament s majority Support Egypt coalition aims to merge its parties Egypt Today Retrieved 27 September 2023 مستقبل وطن 50 نائب ا من المصريين الأحرار انضموا للحزب مصراوي كوم in Arabic Retrieved 4 October 2023 رئيس مستقبل وطن نقف خلف القيادة السياسية صفا واحد 9 February 2018 Retrieved 21 June 2018 رئيس مستقبل وطن مصر تتوخى الرضا الشعبى فى إجراءاتها الاقتصادية وهذا صعب اليوم السابع اليوم السابع in Arabic 1 February 2018 Retrieved 21 June 2018 EraCore NET حزب مستقبل وطن على الحكومة توجيه اهتمامها إلى إفريقيا الصفحة نيوز alsafhanews com in Arabic Retrieved 21 June 2018 وفد مستقبل وطن يشارك الجالية المصرية بأمريكا استقبال السيسي 3 April 2017 Retrieved 21 June 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nation 27s Future Party amp oldid 1203037665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
