Editing Politics of Egypt (section)

==Political parties and elections==
{{Main|List of political parties in Egypt|Elections in Egypt}}
According to the [[Constitution of Egypt|Egyptian Constitution]], political parties are allowed to exist. Religious political parties are not allowed as it would not respect the [[separation of church and state|principle of non-interference of religion in politics]] and that religion has to remain in the private sphere to respect all beliefs. Also forbidden are political parties supporting militia formations or having an agenda that is contradictory to the constitution and its principles, or threatening the country's stability such as national unity between Muslim Egyptians and [[Copts|Christian Egyptians]].

As of 2015, there are more than 100 registered political parties in Egypt. The largest were the [[Free Egyptians Party]], [[New Wafd Party]], [[Conference Party]], and the [[Egyptian Social Democratic Party]].

In December 2020, final results of the parliamentary [[2020 Egyptian parliamentary election|election]] confirmed a clear majority of the seats for Egypt's Mostaqbal Watn ([[Nation's Future Party|Nation's Future]]) Party, which strongly supports president El-Sisi. The party even increased its majority, partly because of new electoral rules.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pro-Sisi party wins majority in Egypt's parliamentary polls |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-election-int-idUSKBN28O2T0 |work=Reuters |date=14 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>