National Salvation Front (Egypt)

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The National Salvation Front (Egypt) was a coalition of Egyptian liberal, leftist, and secular political parties and figures formed in 2012 to oppose President Mohamed Morsi’s policies and later support the mass protests that preceded his ouster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opposition alliance
political coalition
alliedWith Egyptian Armed Forces
surface form: Egyptian Armed Forces (de facto, during 2013 crisis)
calledFor boycott of the 2012 constitutional referendum
early presidential elections in 2013
country Egypt
dissolution de facto inactive after 2013
formedAs coalition of Egyptian political parties and public figures
founded 2012
headquartersLocation Cairo
ideology left-wing politics
liberalism
secularism
includedFigure Amr Moussa
Hamdeen Sabahi
Mohamed ElBaradei
Sayyid al-Badawi
includedParty Constitution Party (Egypt)
Egyptian Popular Current
Free Egyptians Party
Social Democratic Party (Egypt)
Tagammu Party
language Arabic
mediaDescription umbrella group of secular and liberal forces
notableLeader Amr Moussa
Hamdeen Sabahi
Mohamed ElBaradei
opposedPolicy Morsi’s November 2012 constitutional declaration
opposedTo Islamist dominance in Egyptian politics
Mohamed Morsi
Muslim Brotherhood
surface form: Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt
politicalOrientation anti-Islamist
politicalPosition big tent
politicalSystemContext Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)
surface form: Egyptian Second Republic (post-2011)
positionOnConstitution rejected 2012 draft constitution backed by Islamists
purpose to coordinate secular and liberal opposition forces
to oppose President Mohamed Morsi’s policies
region Middle East
roleInEvent played a prominent role in the political opposition leading up to Morsi’s ouster in 2013
supported June 2013 mass protests in Egypt
Tamarod petition campaign
surface form: Tamarod movement
supportedEvent 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
surface form: 2013 Egyptian coup d’état
timePeriod post-2011 Egyptian revolution transitional period

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2013 Egyptian coup d'état participant National Salvation Front (Egypt)
2013 Egyptian coup d'état supportedBy National Salvation Front (Egypt)
Front of National Salvation replacedBy National Salvation Front (Egypt)
this entity surface form: National Salvation Front (political party)