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Egypt

The January 25 revolution and resignation of the leader of 30 years, Hosni Mubarak, presents a cutting point in the path towards democracy in Egypt. A country, which after political history of autocratic rule, single-party dominance and suspension of constitutional rights, has embarked on a complicated transitional proces.

Tahrir demonstration

Photo by DEDI/Karim Mansour

Background

During transitional periods political parties have to make the political system work and start to deliver on some of the expectations that the public has invested in them. The Egyptian political parties are facing a lot of challenges. The electoral process showed that there was a demand for capacity development, especially among the newly established parties. The political party map of Egypt is still in state of flux with new parties emerging.

To respond to these challenges in the transition towards multiparty democracy, DIPD has entered into a partnership with Egyptian and international institutions to support capacity building of political parties in Egypt.

DIPD supports new and emerging political parties in Egypt via the programme ‘Towards a dynamic and participatory political party environment’.

DIPD in Egypt

Multiparty Project: Towards a dynamic and participatory political party environment
A two-year project supporting  new and emerging political parties to become strong, effective and democratic partners in the new multiparty democracy of Egypt.

Party-to-Party Cooperation: the Danish Social Democrats and the Egyptian Social Democrats

The Danish Social Democratic Party has established a partnership with the Egyptian Social Democratic Party to engage in a process of organizational exchange and development. The focus of the project is to respectively strengten the internal party education in the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, and to develop the party’s platform amongst young people.

More information

Contact Karina Pultz from the DIPD secretariat at kapu@dipd.dk

Contact International Consultant for the Danish Social Democrats, Simon Redder Thomsen: simon@partikontoret.dk

Visit the homepage of The Danish Social Democrats.