This article is about the official El-Ghad party led by Moussa Moustafa Moussa. For the El-Ghad party split led by Ayman Nour, see Ghad El-Thawra Party.
"Al-Ghad" redirects here. For the Amman, Jordan newspaper, see Al Ghad.
"Tomorrow Party" redirects here. For the Japanese Political Party, see Tomorrow Party of Japan.
The el-Ghad Party (Arabic: حزب الغدḤizb el-Ghad, IPA:[ˈħezbelˈɣæd]; "The Tomorrow Party") is an active political party in Egypt that was granted license in October 2004. El-Ghad is a centristliberalsecular political party pressing for widening the scope of political participation and for a peaceful rotation of power.
In 2005, just before Nour being sentenced, the El-Ghad party split in two factions. One was headed by Moussa Moustafa Moussa, the other by Nour's (now former) wife Gameela Ismail.[2] Legal battle ensued between both factions, both claiming legitimacy and simultaneously using the party name and insignia. The final court ruling in May 2011 was in favor of Moussa.[4]Ayman Nour hence filed for a new party, Ghad El-Thawra Party or "Revolution's Tomorrow Party", which was approved on 9 October 2011.[2]
The removal of Nour from the party leadership by Moussa, and the latter's election to the Egyptian Upper House, have been seen as compliances with the Hosni Mubarak regime.[2]
Ayman Nour has been tightly associated with both the El-Ghad name and party, even being accused of internal monopoly by other party members.[2] Since both Nour and Moussa factions were using (and still are) the same name and insignia (ex: Ghad El-Thawra website[5]), it was often difficult to tell them apart. For instance, Liberal International listed El-Ghad, specifying its leader as Ayman Nour, as an observer member.[6] Many poll and media outlets used the term "El-Ghad" without specifying which party or faction they are referring to,[7] although they often meant the Ayman Nour Ghad El-Thawra faction.[8][9]