{{distinguish|Egyptian Communist Party (1921)}} {{Infobox political party | colorcode = {{party color|Egyptian Communist Party}} | name = Egyptian Communist Party | native_name = الحزب الشيوعي المصري | logo = Egyptian Communist Party logo.svg | logo_size = 250px | leader1_title = General Secretary | leader1_name = Salah Adli<ref>{{Citation|url=http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2012/11/19/egypt%E2%80%99s-secular-forces|title=Egypt's Secular Forces: Emerging Secular Coalitions and Parties|work=Guide to Egypt's Transition|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|date=25 November 2012|access-date=13 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229190702/http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2012/11/19/egypt%E2%80%99s-secular-forces|archive-date=29 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | foundation = 1975 | headquarters = [[Cairo]] | ideology = {{ubl|[[Communism]]|[[Marxism–Leninism]]}} | position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]] | newspaper = Victory | international = [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties|IMCWP]] | national = {{ubl|[[Coalition of Socialist Forces]]|[[National Salvation Front (Egypt)|National Salvation Front]]}} | flag = Flag of the Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash).svg | seats1_title = [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|567|hex={{party color|Egyptian Communist Party}}}} | colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Egyptian Communist Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Red]] | native_name_lang = ar | country = Egypt }} {{Communism sidebar}} {{Marxism-Leninism sidebar}} The '''Egyptian Communist Party''' ('''ECP'''; {{langx|ar|الحزب الشيوعي المصري}}) is a [[Revolutionary socialism|revolutionary]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] in [[Egypt]].
==History and profile== The modern Egyptian Communist Party (ECP) was formed in 1975<ref name=cic>{{cite web|title=A Partial Guide to the Egyptian Political Parties|url=http://connectedincairo.com/2011/11/15/a-partial-guide-to-the-egyptian-political-parties/|work=Connected in Cairo|access-date=2 October 2014|date=15 November 2011}}</ref> by a number of members of the former [[Egyptian Communist Party (1958)|Egyptian Communist Party]]. Under the regimes of [[President of Egypt|President]]s [[Anwar Sadat]] and [[Hosni Mubarak]] the new Communist Party faced [[Political repression|state repression]] and was barred from running in elections. The party however continued to operate underground until the [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|overthrow of Mubarak]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://links.org.au/node/2227|title=Communist Party of Egypt resumes open political activities|publisher=Links International Journal of Socialist Renewalaccessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> In the years leading up to the 2011 uprising, the ECP, along with other [[leftist]] political organizations, faced many challenges, including government repression, internal divisions, and lack of popular support.<ref>Joel Beinin. (2015). Workers and Thieves : Labor Movements and Popular Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Stanford Briefs</ref> Despite having ECP members allegedly killed and imprisoned under Mubarak, the party have since been involved in mobilizing workers in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpa.org.au/guardian/2011/1488/01-in-solidarity.html|title=In solidarity with heroic struggle of the Egyptian people|publisher=Communist Party of Australia|date=9 February 2011|access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref>
On 1 May 2011, Party Chairman Salah al-Adly openly announced that the ECP would resume their activities in a news conference at [[Tahrir Square]]. He also recounted that in previous decades the party members had been repeatedly repressed and falsely accused of criminal activity and [[Irreligion in Egypt|atheism]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-01 |title=Egypt's Communist Party goes public at Labor Day celebrations |url=https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypts-communist-party-goes-public-labor-day-celebrations/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Egypt Independent }}</ref>
[[File:DSC 1498 (5676929076).jpg|thumb|Egyptian Communist Party flags in [[Tahrir Square]].]] On 10 May 2011, the ECP agreed to enter into a "socialist front" with four other Egyptian leftist groups called the [[Coalition of Socialist Forces]], which includes the [[Revolutionary Socialists]], the [[Socialist Popular Alliance Party]], [[Socialist Party of Egypt]] and the [[Workers Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/11855/Egypt/Politics-/Five-socialist-parties-unite-to-impact-Egyptian-po.aspx|title=Five socialist parties unite to impact Egyptian politics|work=Ahram Online|date=11 May 2011|access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> It also joined the [[National Salvation Front (Egypt)|National Salvation Front]].<ref>{{Citation|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/75341/Egypt/Live-updates--Millions-on-streets-for-antiMorsi-pr.aspx|title=Live updates 2: Millions on streets for anti-Morsi protests; 4 dead in Upper Egypt|publisher=Ahram Online|date=30 June 2013|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
The party also maintains ties with [[Vietnam]], as members of the ECP met with a reporter at the Communist Review in late 2022. Both groups wanted to grow their relationship and maintain communication channels that allow mutual support between the groups.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-11-15 |title=Communist Review delegation meets political parties in Egypt|url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/communist-review-delegation-meets-political-parties-in-egypt/243913.vnp |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=VietnamPlus}}</ref> The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] also alleges ties between the ECP and [[Russia]] through Michel Kamil, a journalist and ECP leader.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP06T00412R000200230001-3.pdf Egypt: The Left and Its Foreign Supporters. An Intelligence Memorandum] Central Intelligence Agency- National Foreign Assessment Center 2008</ref>
The ECP also signed a letter along with other leftist parties from across the globe to address their concerns with the developments in [[Iran]] since December 2022. In October 2022, these parties held the [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties]] (IMCWP) where they expressed their solidarity with [[Persecution of communists|persecuted communists]] in Iran and their disproval of the dictatorial regimes. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-12 |title=The international communist movement supports protests in Iran |url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/the-international-communist-movement-supports-protests-in-iran |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Morning Star |language=en}}</ref>
The party maintains a social media presence on [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Egyptian Communist Party|url=https://twitter.com/CPEgypt|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=الحزب الشيوعي المصري The Egyptian Communist Party |url=https://www.facebook.com/c.pegypting |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Egyptian Communist Party (1921)]] * [[Sudanese Communist Party]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Egyptian political parties}} {{Middle East communist parties}}
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