Egyptian National Action Group

The Egyptian National Action Group was announced in December 2019 by a group of Egyptians living outside Egypt. Its formation occurred during a period of intense opposition to the government led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The group framed Egypt's political system as military rule and stated that its objective was to bring that system to an end. Ayman Nour, a former presidential candidate and opposition politician, became the organization's most visible public representative. He described ENAG as an unusual coalition bringing together people from different political traditions, including centrists, liberals, leftists and Islamists. The coalition's stated unifying principles were democracy, human dignity, justice, equality and freedom. This emphasis suggested an attempt to create a common opposition platform rather than to establish a narrowly ideological party. ENAG's criticism of the Egyptian government included allegations of repression against dissidents, the suppression and humiliation of citizens, the underuse or mismanagement of national resources, and policies that it believed put Egypt's national security at risk. In January 2020, Nour said that the organization had developed a consensus document describing a shared vision for the period after what it called dictatorship. He said the proposed program included a transitional phase and a collaborative national project focused on the economy, the organization of state institutions and restrictions on the military's role in government. The group's political activity also extended to foreign policy and detention conditions. On 2 January 2020, ENAG opposed Egyptian participation in the Western Libya offensive during the Second Libyan Civil War. It argued that Egypt was intervening on behalf of forces that had violated political legitimacy and were fighting the Libyan government established through the UN-sponsored Skhirat Agreement. On 13 January 2020, after the death of Moustafa Kassem, a US citizen who died while on hunger strike in Egyptian custody, ENAG publicized claims concerning a hunger strike by detainees in the maximum-security wing of Tora Prison and linked the issue to inadequate medical care. The available sources provide evidence of ENAG's creation and early public statements but do not document a continuing formal structure, later campaigns, electoral participation, financial resources or a clearly defined headquarters. Its current status is consequently unknown.

• 2020

  Consensus transition program described

  [1]Egyptian National Action Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Ayman Nour said ENAG had agreed on a common document covering a transition period and was developing proposals for the economy, state institutions and the military's political role.

• 2020

  Statement on Egyptian involvement in Libya

  [1]Egyptian National Action Groupen.wikipedia.org

  ENAG criticized Egypt's participation in the Western Libya offensive and rejected the legitimacy of the forces it said Egypt was supporting.

• 2020

  Statement on Tora Prison hunger strikes

  [1]Egyptian National Action Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The group raised concerns about detainee hunger strikes and medical care at Tora Prison after Moustafa Kassem died in custody.

• 2019

  Organization announced

  [1]Egyptian National Action Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Expatriate Egyptians announced ENAG as a political coalition seeking to oppose military rule in Egypt.

A broad expatriate Egyptian opposition coalition advocating democratic governance, civil freedoms, institutional reform and a reduced political role for the military.

• 2019Opposition coalition and democratic transition platform

  Egypt · Expatriate Egyptian communities

  ENAG brought together expatriate Egyptians from several political backgrounds around a platform calling for democracy, freedom, justice, equality and human dignity, while opposing the political role of the military.

  Outcome. The available sources record the group's announcement and stated principles but do not establish a subsequent political transition or formal institutional outcome.

  Source

• 2020

  Developing a post-dictatorship transition planStrategy

  Background

  ENAG sought to establish common ground among opposition figures from different political traditions.

  Action taken

  Ayman Nour said the group had prepared a consensus document and was working on proposals for a transitional period, economic reform, institutional restructuring and limits on military influence.

  Aftermath

  The available material does not document implementation of the proposed plan or the group's later organizational development.

  Source

• 2020

  Opposition to Egyptian military involvement in LibyaOther

  Background

  Egypt participated in the regional conflict surrounding the Western Libya offensive during the Second Libyan Civil War.

  Action taken

  ENAG issued a statement rejecting Egypt's involvement and arguing that it favored forces acting against the UN-recognized Libyan government.

  Aftermath

  No organizational or governmental response is documented in the available reference material.

  Source

1. 1Egyptian National Action Groupen.wikipedia.org