Who We Are
  • A party that opens its doors to all citizens with no discrimination firmly embracing the bonds with the Arab and Muslim nations.

  • A party that puts faith in religious values and knows for certain that religion can play an important role in progress.

  • A party that does its utmost to take certain steps on the way of democracy pinning its faith on political plurality, professional syndicates and civil society institutions. This is a party that is easy in its mind about the importance participation particularly on the part of women and youth in an atmosphere where human rights, public freedoms and transparency are respected and bolstered.

  • A party that tries its best to achieve economic development and raise the living standards of citizens in a framework of social justice.

  • A party that believes in individual initiatives in economic activities in a framework where the state provides the basic services for citizens to strike a balance between individuals' interests and the interests of society.

  • A party that believes in the importance of cultural change and boosting the role of science in progress.

  • A party which believes that national interests are the launch pad of foreign policies.


The basic principles of the NDP reflect the previous attitudes in the following way:
:: Progress Values
A party for all Egyptians 
The NDP expresses the aspirations of all Egyptians, regardless of their religious, regional or professional belongings, who live in the Egyptian national pot, which accommodates all these people. The NDP firmly embraces the belief that Egypt can be a house for all Egyptians in an atmosphere where all different opinions serve national interests. The party is considered a natural growth of the Egyptian patriotism trend, which led the way for national independence since the early 20th century.
Centrality of the Egyptian national identity 
The NDP knows for certain that the centrality of the Egyptian national identity is the thing that nourished Egypt's integration since the dawn of history. At the same time, the NDP takes Egypt's strong links with the Arab and Muslim nations for granted.
The principle of citizenship 
The NDP is committed to the principle of citizenship as the basis of total equality among citizens in rights and duties without the least regard to religion, beliefs, origin or sex. The party highlights the importance of the national unity, which binds Egypt's Muslims and Copts together.
Religion and progress 
The NDP knows for certain that heavenly religions can play a positive role in pushing for progress. It pins its faith on Islam and Islamic jurisprudence, which is the main source for legislation. It also believes in the importance of renewing religious discourse in a way that emblazons the importance of work, solidarity, tolerance, justice and comprehensive development.
Positive moderation 
The NDP's stances stem from a moderate attitude that expresses positions of the average Egyptians. This is a positive moderation that highly pins its faith on initiatives, participation, change and the renunciation of radicalism. It is a position that adopts moderate attitudes in seeking social, economic and political alterations in an atmosphere that protects the interests of individuals and the interests of society as well.
Citizens' rights  
The NDP spares no effort in securing full respect for all citizens' rights, such as the right for a secure life, the right for freedom and the right for equality before the law. It also does the same in relation to the right for property, the right for work, the right for education, the right for medical care and the right for privacy. The right for political participation, the right for freedom of thinking and speech and all the other rights that find their roots in heavenly religions, the constitution and international charters which Egypt has signed are high on the party's agenda. The NDP is easy in its mind about the importance of invigorating the institutions, which are endowed with the responsibility of protecting these rights like the judiciary and police.
Democracy 
The NDP highlights the importance of continuing the drive toward democracy through bumping up respect for the constitution, the supremacy of law, public freedoms and underlining the importance of transparency and accountability and the freedom of the press. It also condones all forms of participation and the preservation of the political rights of labourers and farmers.
Civil society  
The NDP knows for certain that non -governmental institutions are important. It leaves no stone unturned to give an edge these institutions in development in an atmosphere where the state and society would partner while social responsibility on the part of individuals and capital would be strengthened.
State and society 
The NDP banks on the role of the state as the patron of society and the honest guardian of its values, potentialities and social security. It believes that the job of the state is to make suitable the atmosphere for development and strike a balance between the interests of society and the interests of individuals using the arm of law. The role of the state is also to assist low-income segments to attain their basic demands and give due care to people with special needs. The NDP, at the same time, has an unwavering belief in the importance of the continual modernisation of state institutions for them to be able to carry out their development-related duties perfectly.
A society of equal opportunities 
The NDP is easy in its mind about the importance of the presence of equal opportunities in society. It uses its best endeavours to make available these equal opportunities for all citizens who would use these opportunities each according to his/her readiness and individual skills.
Family and development 
The NDP believes in the importance of the family as the core of society and the centre of comprehensive development. The party does its utmost to enable families to carry out their duties of upbringing, sowing the seeds of positive values into youngsters and effectively taking part in family planning efforts in a way that makes a balance between the size of the family, its needs and its resources.
The role of women 
The NDP pins its faith on the role of women of who constitute half of society. It does its utmost to step up their contributions in public life adopting policies that bolster women economic and social status. It also strives to spur women to be politically engaged.
Youth and the future 
Egypt's youth, which represent a majority of the population, are top in the priorities of the NDP, which considers them the promising future of development and progress. The party tries its best to make ring in opportunities for the participation of youth in all development aspects giving them the chance to be on the saddle in various aspects in national work.
:: Our way to development
Justice and development 
The NDP banks on the role of the state in achieving social justice to ensure that revenues are distributed justly. It also believes in the role the state can play in realising the goals of a sustainable development that conserves the environment and preserves the rights of posterity.
Development culture 
The NDP is easy in its mind about the importance of augmenting a development culture by spreading values that herald an expression of citizens' energies; values that open the door for innovation and scientific research. The values the NDP seeks to spread are ones that encourage individual initiatives, teamwork and responsibility in a way that trims poverty, ignorance and boosts progress.
Human wealth 
The NDP knows for certain that Egypt's real wealth is inherent in its people. That is why it seeks to develop this wealth through effective investment in it through education and training. It also does its utmost to give special care to scientists and innovative people rewarding well-doers in a way that suits their skills. However, the party refers to the need to adjust population growth in a way that allows for developing Egypt's human wealth benefiting from the benefits of development.
Market economy
The NDP is of the view that market economy, offer and demand mechanisms and free competition are the ways to an effective use of national resources. It also believes that the state plays an important role in fairly distributing these resources side by side activating effective-use- mechanisms of these resources under an effective supervision by independent and credible institutions.
Investment and production 
The NDP highly estimates the role the private sector plays in economic development in an atmosphere of stability and transparency. The party strongly backs private sector investment taking this as a strategic policy. At the same time it lobbies for adopting the kind of policies that improve the performance of the public sector to preserve the money invested into it. It also calls for subjecting this public sector to supervision, competition and accountability in the fields where the state must continue as a main player. It is advisable that other state assets be let into private hands for a broadening of the property-owning base without violating workers' rights.
Public services 
Highly estimating the social responsibilities of the state the NDP is of the view that there must be a strong commitment on the part of the state to offer public services to improve the living conditions particularly of vulnerable citizens. It thinks the best way for doing this is good management of the economy in the presence of state supervision to improve services regardless of whether they are presented by the public sector or the private sector.
National interests and interaction with the world  
The NDP believes in the importance of positive interaction with the world, global and regional changes. It also pins its faith on the role Egypt plays as a regional power that strives to best serve its national interests in a framework of regional peace and stability through its bilateral relations and its active membership in international forums. Accordingly the NDP banks on support for the armed forces to augment its ability to deter any potential threats to Egypt's national security.
:: We and the world
International competition  
The NDP is of the view that good relations with other countries are prerequisites for realising the development rates the Egyptian society aspire to. It thinks that openness to these countries makes it necessary to gradually liberalise trade, push the Egyptian production sector into international competition and attract investments. These steps taken, desired development goals would be achieved.
Merger into the international economy  
The NDP thinks that Egypt has an important economic role to play on the world scene. Egypt must also play an effective economic role through a number of economic groupings in a way that best serves its national interests. The NDP knows for certain that the challenges the necessity for becoming part of the international economy poses makes it unavoidable for Egypt to sharpen the competitive edge of its national production institutions for them to increase Egypt's share of international trade. Equally important is the need for making the best use of advantages like Egypt's geographic location, human resources and inherent economic potentialities.
The Arab world  
Fully believing in the importance of the links that tie Egypt with the rest of the Arab world and the leading role Egypt plays in the Arab area, the NDP does its best to bolster these links by cementing bilateral relations with the Arab countries. It also uses its best endeavours to invigorate the Arab League and its specialised agencies. At the same time, the NDP tries to activate the Arab Free Trade Agreement in a bid to make economic integration among the Arab countries a reality.
Middle East peace  
The NDP believes that a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East must be founded on equality and mutual benefit away from hegemonic ideologies and the desire to occupy others' lands. It presumes that a peace like that is the only route for coexistence among the peoples of the Middle East region. This peace would be enlivened by freeing the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction. The party accentuates that the Egypt-Israel peace principles, which were adopted in the Madrid conference in 1991, taking land for peace as a basic formula, are still the basis for a just and comprehensive peace. They are the only guarantee for normal relations between Israel and the Arab countries heralding the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state and an Israeli pullout from all the Arab lands it occupied since 1967.
The Muslim world  
The NDP highlights the close relations between Egypt and the other Muslim countries and the cultural role of Islam in human progress. The party fully recommends dialogue between religions and civilisations to enhance understanding between peoples. The party also strongly condones the efforts Al-Azhar makes to spread a spirit of tolerance, understanding and moderation away from radicalism and extremism.