{{short description|Political party in Egypt}} {{Infobox political party | logo = Logo_of_the_Bread_and_Freedom_Party.jpg | colorcode = {{party color|Bread and Freedom Party}} | leader = | foundation = 2013 | ideology = [[Democratic socialism]]<br>[[Anti-capitalism]] | headquarters = | international = | website = | country = Egypt | native_name = حزب العيش والحرية | native_name_lang = ar | split = [[Socialist Popular Alliance Party]] | newspaper = | position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] | national = [[Civil Democratic Movement (2017)|Civil Democratic Movement]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1187/289073/Egypt/-Presidential-Elections--/Eight-liberal-and-leftist-Egyptian-parties-to-boyc.aspx|title=Eight liberal and leftist Egyptian parties to boycott 2018 presidential elections|agency=Ahram Online|date=30 January 2018|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref><br/>Social Justice Front<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zawia3.com/en/old-rent-law-3/|title=Will Six Million Egyptians Be Evicted? The Hidden Dangers of Egypt’s Old Rent Law Reform|agency=Zawia3|date=12 May 2025|access-date=1 December 2025|first=Shimaa|last=Hamdy}}</ref> | seats1_title = [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|568}} }}
The '''Bread and Freedom Party''' ({{langx|ar|حزب العيش والحرية}}; '' Hizb AlEish WaAlHorria''), also translated as the '''Bread and Liberty Party''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecairopost.com/news/98734/news/bread-and-liberty-party-launches-campaign-in-support-of-slum-dwellers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303202706/http://thecairopost.com/news/98734/news/bread-and-liberty-party-launches-campaign-in-support-of-slum-dwellers|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2014|title=Bread and Liberty Party launches campaign in support of slum dwellers|publisher=Cairo Post|date=3 March 2014|access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> is a [[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] party in [[Egypt]] created in November 2013 by former members of the [[Socialist Popular Alliance Party]].
==History== 280 members from the Socialist Popular Alliance Party gave their resignations in early November 2013, though the resignations were rejected by [[Abdel Ghafar Shukr]], the head of the party.<ref name="ao9nov">{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/0/85993/Egypt/0/Mass-membership-resignations-rejected-by-Egypts-So.aspx|title=Mass membership resignations rejected by Egypt's Socialist Popular Alliance Party|publisher=Ahram Online|date=9 November 2013|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> The [[Daily News Egypt]] site gives the number of resigning members as 304.<ref name="dne9nov">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/11/09/social-popular-alliance-party-shaken-by-304-resignations/|title=Social Popular Alliance Party shaken by 304 resignations|work=Daily News Egypt|date=9 November 2013|access-date=3 December 2025|first=Mostafa|last=Salem}}</ref> The resigning members criticized their former party for aligning itself with the military during the transitional period and defending the actions of the police.<ref name="dne9nov"/> The members formed a new party in response.<ref name="ao25nov">{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/87434.aspx|title=New socialist party launched in Egypt|publisher=Ahram Online|date=25 November 2013|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref>
The party is not registered as of 10 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/93905/Egypt/Politics-/Six-political-groups-to-hold-conference-demanding-.aspx|title=Six political groups to hold conference demanding release of political detainees|publisher=Ahram Online|date=10 February 2014|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref>
==Policies== The policies of the Bread and Freedom Party include [[wealth redistribution]] and development.<ref name="ao25nov"/>
==Leadership== [[Khaled Ali]], who was the leader of the party,<ref>{{cite news|title=Donald Trump's "great friend" locks up more dissidents in Egypt|url=https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21723140-green-light-americas-president-abdel-fattah-al-sisi-crushes-his|access-date=3 December 2025|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=10 June 2017}}</ref> resigned from it in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amid allegations of sexual misconduct, Khaled Ali resigns from party and ECESR |url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/02/20/news/u/amid-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-khaled-ali-resigns-from-party-and-ecesr/|access-date=27 December 2025|newspaper=[[Mada Masr]]|date=20 February 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Egyptian political parties}}
[[Category:2013 establishments in Egypt]] [[Category:Organisations of the Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)]] [[Category:Political parties established in 2013]] [[Category:Political parties in Egypt]] [[Category:Socialist parties in Egypt]]