National Movement Party (Libya)

This article is about the political party founded by Leila bin Khalifa. For the Gaddafist political party also known as the National Movement Party, see Libyan Popular National Movement.
National Movement Party
حزب الحركة الوطنية
LeaderLeila Ben Khalifa
FounderLeila Ben Khalifa
HeadquartersTripoli
IdeologyLibyan nationalism
Minority rights

The National Movement Party (Arabic: حزب الحركة الوطنية) is a political party in Libya founded by Libyan journalist and human rights activist Leila Ben Khalifa inspired by the 1940s Bashir El Saadawi movement and the defunct National Congress Party.

In 2021, the National Movement Party nominated Leila Ben Khalifa as their presidential candidate in the first Libyan presidential election since the independence of this country.

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