{{short description|Political party in Egypt}} {{Infobox political party | country = Egypt | name = Egyptian National Movement | native_name = الحركة الوطنية المصرية | logo = File:Egyptian Patriotic Movement logo.png | logo_size = 218px | colorcode = {{party colour|Egyptian Patriotic Movement}} | president = Raouf El-Sayed Ali | founder = [[Ahmed Shafik]]<ref name="dne">{{Cite news |title=National Egyptian Movement Party launches|url=http://dailynewsegypt.com/2012/12/02/national-egyptian-movement-party-launches/|work=Daily News Egypt|date=2 December 2012|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref><br/>[[Mohamed Abu Hamed]]<ref name="ei20sept">{{Cite news|first=Virginie|last=Nguyen|title=Abou Hamed flies to Dubai to discuss new party with Shafiq|newspaper=Egypt Independent|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/abou-hamed-flies-dubai-discuss-new-party-shafiq|date=20 September 2012|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> | secretary_general = Abdel Rehim Ali | foundation = 2 December 2012<ref name=dne/> | headquarters = [[Cairo]] | newspaper = | ideology = [[Secularism]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Egypt's Secular Forces|url=http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2012/11/19/egypt%E2%80%99s-secular-forces|agency=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|date=19 November 2012|access-date=16 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><br/>[[Reformism]] | position = [[Centre politics|Centre]] | national = [[Egyptian Front]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/802262|title="الجبهة المصرية" تعتمد أسماء مرشحي البرلمان تحت اسم "قائمة مصر"|agency=El Watan News|date=9 September 2015|access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref><br>[[National Unified List for Egypt]] (2020) | slogan = Actions... Not words.<br> {{lang|arz|أفعال... لا أقوال}} | colors = {{Colorbox|{{party colour|Egyptian Patriotic Movement}}}} [[Blue]] {{small|(customary)}} | native_name_lang = ar | website = http://enmparty.org/ | seats1_title = [[Senate of Egypt|Senate]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|568|{{party colour|Egyptian Patriotic Movement}}}} }} The '''Egyptian National Movement''', or '''Egyptian Patriotic Movement''' ({{langx|ar|الحركة الوطنية المصرية}}) is a political party initiated by former [[Egyptian presidential election, 2012|presidential candidate]] [[Ahmed Shafik]]<ref name=dne/> and [[Mohamed Abu Hamed]], former vice chairman of the [[Free Egyptians Party]] and founder of the [[Life of the Egyptians Party]].<ref name="ei20sept"/>
==Overview== Abdel Rehim Aly, the secretary general of the party, has stated that the group would unite with any party that isn't aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood.<ref name=dne/> Shafik stated on 8 April 2013 that he was open to an alliance with the [[National Salvation Front (Egypt)|National Salvation Front]] (NSF); [[George Ishaq]], a co-founder of the NSF, has stated that Shafik was "not welcome" in the coalition.<ref name="ahram9april">{{Cite news |title=Ahmed Shafiq 'not welcome' in Egypt opposition bloc: NSF leaders|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/68866/Egypt/Politics-/Ahmed-Shafiq-not-welcome-in-Egypt-opposition-bloc-.aspx|agency=Ahram Online|date=9 April 2013|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> The supreme committee of the Egyptian National Movement accused the NSF of "enormous political naiveté" and pointed out that many current members of the NSF were also part of the Mubarak regime.<ref name="ahram9april"/> The political program is set out on their website.<ref>{{Cite news|title=بيان حزب الحركة الوطنية المصرية حول الاندماج او التحالف مع القوى السياسية الاخرى |url=http://elharakaelwatanyaelmasrya.com/news/news.aspx?id=257 |access-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213115521/http://elharakaelwatanyaelmasrya.com/news/news.aspx?id=257 |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref>
The spokesperson for the party, Mahmoud Nafady,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.madamasr.com/content/two-security-service-giants-running-presidency-new-party|title=Two security service giants in running for presidency of new party|date=4 March 2014|work=[[Mada Masr]]|access-date=10 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407015547/https://www.madamasr.com/content/two-security-service-giants-running-presidency-new-party|archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> previously served as the spokesperson for the [[People's Representatives Coalition]], an alliance of former NDP members who sought to run in the [[2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2012/09/18/just-for-you-national-democratic-party-members-re-enter-political-scene/|title=Just for you: National Democratic Party members re-enter political scene|work=Daily News Egypt|first=Ahmed|last=Aboulenein|date=18 September 2012|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref>
The party was one of the founding members of the [[Egyptian Front]], which was established in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecairopost.com/news/122232/inside_egypt/egyptian-front-coalition-the-widest-political-alliance-facing-islamists|title=Egyptian Front Coalition: the widest political alliance facing Islamists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090239/http://thecairopost.com/news/122232/inside_egypt/egyptian-front-coalition-the-widest-political-alliance-facing-islamists|archive-date=19 August 2014|access-date=15 January 2026|work=The Cairo Post|first=Amira|last=El-Fekki}}</ref>
The party's deputy chair, Yahia Qadri, resigned from the party after negotiations failed in September 2015 for a unified list between it and [[For the Love of Egypt]] ahead of the [[2015 Egyptian parliamentary election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/139745/Egypt/Politics-/Egyptian-electoral-coalitions-falter-as-candidate-.aspx|title=Egyptian electoral coalitions falter as candidate registration moves ahead|date=5 September 2015|work=[[Ahram Online]]|access-date=10 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908032020/https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/139745/Egypt/Politics-/Egyptian-electoral-coalitions-falter-as-candidate-.aspx|archive-date=8 September 2015|first=Gamal|last=Essam El-Din}}</ref>
The Egyptian National Movement has recently been supportive of president [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]. On 13 December 2017, three of its members were arrested for allegedly harming national security by spreading false information.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-arrest-idUSKBN1EA0I4|title=Egyptian presidential hopeful apologizes to arrested supporters|date=16 December 2017|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref>
It allied with the [[National Unified List for Egypt]] ahead of the [[2020 Egyptian Senate election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2020/07/13/homeland-defenders-party-considers-mostaqbal-watan-alliance-return-in-senate-elections/|title=Homeland Defenders Party considers Mostaqbal Watan alliance return in Senate elections|work=Daily News Egypt|date=13 July 2020|access-date=30 January 2026|first=Sarah|last=El-Sheikh}}</ref>
== Platform == The party platform calls for:<ref name="dne"/> * Political and economic reform. * Preserving the civilian nature of the society and state. * The right to establish groups and unions. * Achieving social justice. * Advocating democracy within state affairs.
== Electoral history == === House of Representatives elections === {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Party leader !Seats !+/– |- |[[2015 Egyptian parliamentary election|2015]] |Raouf El-Sayed Ali |{{Composition bar|4|596|{{party color|Egyptian Patriotic Movement}}}} |{{increase}} 4 |- |[[2020 Egyptian parliamentary election|2020]] | Raouf El-Sayed Ali |{{Composition bar|0|596|{{party color|National Democratic Party (Egypt)}}}} |{{decrease}} 4 |}
=== Senate elections === {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Party leader !Seats !+/– |- |[[2020 Egyptian Senate election|2020]] | Raouf El-Sayed Ali |{{Composition bar|2|300|{{party color|Egyptian Patriotic Movement}}}} |{{increase}} 2 |}
==References== {{Reflist|33em}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130629104336/http://elharakaelwatanyaelmasrya.com/ Egyptian Patriotic Movement website] {{Egyptian political parties}}
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