The Democratic Peace Party ( ar, حزب السلام الديمقراطي) is a small

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

ian

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

that was formed in 2005. According to its chairman on Al-Faraeen TV (Parliament and parties program) he stated that there are about one million members in the party. The party has been described as a party that is "secular leaning but embraces an Islamic identity." The party presses for establishing peace in the region and worldwide. The party has been considered a remnant of the formerly ruling National Democratic Party.

Platform

The party platform calls for: * Establishing

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

. * Solving problems of the citizens. * Boosting Egypt's status on the regional and international arenas. * Uprooting

illiteracy Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

. * Ensuring

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20070119180739/http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Politics/Parties/Parties/041102000000000021.htm 2005 establishments in Egypt Egyptian nationalist parties Islamic democratic political parties Islamic political parties in Egypt Liberal parties in Egypt Political parties established in 2005 {{Egypt-party-stub