UPDATE, Friday 18 November 2011:
A great article listing new political parties dominated or established by former NDP members.
UPDATE, Tuesday 15 November 2011:
Former NDP members are officially allowed to run in elections.
Translation: "No to the remnants [of the old regime, i.e. former NDP members]" (La llfeloul)
This photo was taken near the Ezbet El Nakhl metro station (approximately 35 minute metro ride from downtown).
The April 6th movement began a campaign-- "White Circle, Black Circle"-- identifying former NDP members or remnants (feloul) of the old regime. The movement paints a black circle over the campaign posters of former NDP members. "White Circle" represents that a candidate must have a "clean" past. The NDP was officially dissolved by court order on 16 April 2011, but some former members have joined other political parties (a former NDP official-- Hossam Badrawi-- even started his own party) and others are running as independent candidates.
http://bikyamasr.com/42722/white-circle-black-circle-aims-to-expose-egypts-ndp-candidates-in-hiding/
It is worth noting that the former NDP headquarters located on the Nile, off of Midan Tahrir, were ransacked and burned during the Revolution. The building has yet to be restored or re-occupied.
The April 6th movement also created a website "Emsek Feloul" (Catch the Feloul) to identify former members of the NDP running in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Candidates are identified by geographic region.
The April 6th movement is not a political party, but rather a political movement. April 6th played a large role in the 25 January Revolution; it was founded in 2008 to organize labor protests.
Translation: "April 6th"
The fist is a part of the April 6th movement's logo.
I took this picture near the Helmeyet El-Zaitoun metro station (approximately 25 minute metro ride from downtown).
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