Is Egypt's former ruling party making a comeback?
Following Egypt's January 25 Revolution, the ruling National Democratic Party was dissolved, yet prominent faces from the party are making a comeback in parliament.
CAIRO — One of the main factors that sparked Egypt’s January 25 Revolution more than five years ago was the rigging of the 2010 parliamentary elections in favor of then-President Hosni Mubarak’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). Though the NDP was dissolved in April 2011, its former members still seek a major role in Egyptian politics, especially in parliament.
On April 23, the House of Representatives finished electing 25 committee heads, 11 of whom are former members or affiliates of the NDP.
