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Egyptian Wafd Party

In post-World War I Egypt, the term Wafd “Delegation Party” referred to a "delegation", and more specifically the one that had the direct goal of achieving the complete and total independence of Egypt.

This delegation hoped to gain representation at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. This was strictly denied by the British High Commissioner.

The Wafd therefore brought their demands to the Egyptian populace. This led to the formation of the nationalist Wafd Party , with Saad Zaghloul as its democratically elected leader that same year.

The party rapidly became the dominant political organization in the country, and was the governing party (albeit in a subordinate role to the executive power of the king) through most of the liberal period which came to an end with the rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser .
The Wafd party was dissolved in 1952, after the military coup of that year.

Egypt’s New Wafd Party

The New Wafd Party "New Delegation Party" is a nationalist liberal party in Egypt. It is considered to be one of the main opposition parties, and so its involvement in Egyptian politics is considered crucial in the success as well as legitimization of any political decision.

It is the extension of one of the oldest and historically most active political parties in Egypt, Wafd Party , which was dismantled after the Egyptian 1952 Revolution .

The New Wafd Party was re-established in 1978. It follows almost the exact party-line of the former aristocratic party during Egypt's liberal experiment in the 1920s.

In the last legislative elections in November and December 2005, the party won 6 out of 454 seats in the Egyptian People's Assembly.
Mahmoud Abaza is the party chairman who succeeded Numan Gumaa which was presidential Wafd candidate. He received 2.9% of the total votes.

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