Egypt dissolves former ruling partyhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011416125051889315.htmlThe Higher Administrative Court announced the decision on Saturday, meeting one of the key demands of the protest movement that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak in February. "The administrative court issued a ruling to dissolve the NDP and seize its money, and its headquarters and buildings will be handed to the government," a judicial source said.
The NDP dominated Egyptian politics since it was set up by Mubarak's predecessor, Anwar el-Sadat, in 1978. Much of its senior leadership is now behind bars on suspicion of embezzlement.
The move to dissolve NDP was the latest concession by Egypt's military rulers to demands of the protest movement, coming days after Mubarak and his sons were put under detention for investigation on allegations of corruption and involvement in the killing of protesters.
The party's headquarters were torched during the protests that led Mubarak to step down, and its supporters were blamed for acts of thuggery during the demonstrations.