Former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh submitted an application to the Political Parties Affairs Committee on Wednesday to found his new party, Strong Egypt.
“This party is formed from the blood of the martyrs,” Abouel Fotouh said in a press statement, thanking young party members for the great effort they put in the last few days.
Abouel Fotouh came in fourth in Egypt's first presidential elections after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak. He was expelled from the Muslim Brotherhood last year when he defied the group's decision, at the time, to not field a presidential candidate.
The Political Parties Affairs Committee, affiliated with the Court of Cassation, has the power to approve or reject the party. The party has the right to appeal in case of rejection before the Administrative Court, which can approve the establishment of the party.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
