Liberal Socialists Party

The Liberal Socialists Party (Template:Langx, Template:Transliteration) was a political party in Egypt,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> initially affiliated to the Arab Socialist Union.

History and profile

The party was established in 1976.<ref name="Aliboni2013">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Its leader was Mustafa Kamel Murad.<ref name=Aliboni2013/> He led the party until his death in 1998.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In the 2000 parliamentary elections, the party won 1 out of 444 seats in the Majlis al-Sha'ab. However, at the following elections in 2005, it failed to win any seats. It was part of the National Democratic Alliance for Egypt during the 2011-2012 parliamentary elections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

There were official media outlets of the Liberal Socialist Party, including Al Ahrar and Al Nour.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Platform

• Sharia is a main source of legislation.
• Freedom of expression and thought.
• Election the President and Vice-President through free elections.
• Enhancing role of the private sector.
• Ensuring basic rights of labourers and peasants.
• Freedom of the press.
• Independence of the judiciary.
• Development of education.

Electoral history

People's Assembly of Egypt elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
1976	Template:Small		Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 15	Template:Increase 2nd
1979			Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 13	Template:Decrease 3rd
1984	33,448	0.7%	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 2	Template:Decrease 5th
1987	1,163,525	17%	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 60	Template:Increase 2nd
1990	Boycotted		Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 60
1995			Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 1	Template:Increase 6th
2000			Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Increase 5th
2005			Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 1

See also

• Liberalism in Egypt

External links

• Egypt government