Abul-Gahr, 75, said his exit was prompted by destructive splits, "polarization" and failed attempts to "heal the rift" within the party. "It strikes me that my desire for the party to have a clear social democratic ideology, to be popular, and to self-finance is impossible with these disagreements raging," Abul-Ghar said in his resignation letter.
Ahmed Fawzy, the party's Secretary General, said disagreements in the party are merely "differences of opinion over political stances." He added that the party has not yet accepted the resignation, saying its board will convene on Saturday to decide on a course of action.
If they accept the resignation then Ziad Bahaa El-Din, the party's second in command who served as Deputy Prime Minister under an interim government following Mohamed Morsi's 2013 removal, will take over as acting head until a new leader is elected.
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