Virtue Party (Egypt) الفضيلة Al-Fadyla
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Leader | Adel Abdel Maqsoud Afify [2] |
Founded | March 2011 [1] |
Headquarters | Nasr City [2] |
Ideology | Salafism [3] |
National affiliation | National Legitimacy Support Coalition [4] |
House of Representatives | 0 / 568
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http://www.alfadyla.com/ | |
The Virtue Party is a Salafist political party. [3] The party stated in September 2012 that it and the Renaissance Party would merge. [5]
Mahmoud Fathy, the founding deputy chairman, stated that the goals of the party are: to "achieve justice and equality for all citizens, equal distribution of wealth, and to guarantee legal prosecution of anyone who commits a crime against the people". [2] Other party principles include "reform, supporting state institutions in accordance with the constitution, and restoring Egypt’s leading role in the Arab and Islamic worlds". [2] Mostafa Mohamed, a member of the party, said that even Christians can join the party. [2]
The party supported Hazem Salah Abu Ismail in the May 2012 Egyptian presidential election. [6]
The Virtue Party is one of the eleven Islamic parties targeted by a lawsuit in November 2014, when an organization named Popular Front for opposing the Brotherhoodization of Egypt sought to dissolve all political parties established "on a religious basis." [7] The Alexandria Urgent Matters Court however ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction. [8]