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Egyptian Arab Union Party

Egyptian political party

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ5348374 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Egyptian Arab Union Party (Arabic: حزب الاتحاد المصري العربي), also translated as the Arab Egyptian Union Party and the Arab Egyptian Union Party, was a political party in Egypt.

History

It was headed by Omar Semeida. During its peak, it managed to gain one seat in the Parliament of Egypt. It was a secular party and aimed to create a confederation with Sudan. The party merged into the Conference Party in 2012.

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The public source identifies “Egyptian Arab Union Party” as egyptian political party. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Egyptian, Arab and Union.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2011. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Egyptian, Arab and Union providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5348374. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2012.

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This entry incorporates text from “Egyptian Arab Union Party” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.