Freddy Elbaiady was elected in the
December 2020 elections as a member of the
Egyptian House of Representatives on the National List for the Egyptian Social Democratic Party. In January 2021, he was selected by the presidency of the council to serve on the General Committee of the House of Representatives. He was elected vice president for foreign affairs of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party in May 2022.
Political history In 2011, Elbaiady was nominated by the
Wafd Party to head its electoral list for the parliamentary elections, but he declined the nomination, stating that he did not wish at the time to be affiliated with any political party. He supported the
2011 Egyptian revolution against
Hosni Mubarak's regime. Following the revolution, he was appointed by Deputy Prime Minister
Yehia El-Gamal to participate in the National Consensus Conference, which considered principles for a new constitution and monitored the interim period. In December 2012, Elbaiady was appointed by President
Mohamed Morsi to the
Shura Council, the upper house of the Egyptian Parliament. He served as an independent member and joined the Human Rights Committee and the Constitutional Committee. Earlier in his political career, Elbaiady joined the former
National Democratic Party (NDP) in his hometown of El-Qanatir El-Khayriya. The NDP, which was the ruling party prior to the 2011 revolution, was dissolved following Mubarak's removal. Elbaiady expressed an interest in healthcare and community social services and declined several NDP nominations for the parliamentary elections. During his tenure in the Shura Council, he objected to the proposed parliamentary elections law and called for the resignations of the Minister of Interior and the Prime Minister following the killing and injury of demonstrators in January 2012. He also criticised the Ministry of Interior and the presidency following sectarian violence in the Khousous area and the subsequent attack on the Coptic Cathedral during the funeral of victims. He accused the Minister of Interior of failing to protect the cathedral and presented video evidence in parliament to support his claims. Elbaiady called in parliament for early presidential elections and was the first MP during Morsi's presidency to hold a red card and wear a slogan reading "A new president is needed," prompting strong reactions from
Muslim Brotherhood MPs. He later announced his support for the
Tamarod movement. On 29 June 2013, Elbaiady resigned from parliament during a Tamarod press conference. In his written resignation, he cited the repeated failure of the parliament and the presidency to meet the demands of the revolution, and stated that he joined the protests calling for President Morsi to step down. Elbaiady joined the
Egyptian Social Democratic Party during his term in parliament and continued as a member of its supreme committee after his resignation. Following the removal of President Morsi and the appointment of a transitional government, Elbaiady remained active through his party and community initiatives, advocating for a democratic civil state. In 2015, Elbaiady was elected president of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party in South Qalyubia Governorate, a position he continues to hold. ==Egyptian Protestant Church involvement==