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The Democratic Peace Party is a small leftist party that is secular leaning but embraces an Islamic identity. The party embraces the slogan “the people are the foundation of governance.” It advocates for social welfare programs to assist the poor and a foreign policy with a strong role for peacekeeping and engagement.
Major Party Figures:
Ahmed al-Fadali: President
Hatem Hosni Mohamed Abdul Ghani: Member of the People’s Assembly
Al-Sayed Shahata Mohamed Khalifah: Member of People’s Assembly
Background:
The party was established on July 4, 2005. It won its first seat in parliament during the 2010 People’s Assembly elections and won two seats during the 2011 People’s Assembly elections. The party’s leader Ahmad Al-Fadali attempted to run as a candidate in the 2005 presidential election, but the Presidential Election Commission rejected his petition on the grounds that the Democratic Peace Party was established after the passage of the presidential election law.
Platform:
Political Issues:
- Supporting Egypt as a civil state with sharia law as the main source of legislation, with an Islamic identity, and with the rights of Copts guaranteed
- Affirming the rule of law and public freedoms in the constitution, including the freedoms of assembly, speech, and equality
- Repealing the emergency law
Socioeconomic Issues:
- Encouraging the unemployed to set up small businesses through the provision of government loans
- Providing every Egyptian an apartment, public transportation, and clean drinking water
- Allocating a stipend to unemployed citizens in the amount of 150 Egyptian pounds
- Increasing the salaries of all Egyptian civil service workers
- Affirming the right to free public education for all Egyptians
- Supporting universal, free health care for every Egyptian
- Reforming educational curricula at all levels
- Supporting the involvement of women in all areas of society
Foreign Policy Issues:
- Upholding Egypt’s international image and standing
- Rejecting the Camp David accords that were signed with Israel
- Promoting Egypt’s national interests while maintaining strong ties with Arab neighbors
- Returning Palestine and Jerusalem to the Muslims and Arabs
- Opposing the division of Sudan and upholding the territorial unity of all Arab countries
- Strengthening relations between Syria and Lebanon, which are brothers that have been divided by the colonial powers and discord
