Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt)

The Freedom and Justice Party (Arabic حزب الحرية والعدالة Hizb al - hurriya wa-l - ʿ Adala ) is an Islamist and liberal political party in Egypt. The party describes itself as independent, but has strong links to the Muslim Brotherhood, the most influential and best-organized political group in the country.

The party had planned to win an absolute majority of parliamentary seats in all constituencies in the general elections of 2011/2012. She received 218 of the 508 seats in the National Assembly and became the strongest party. With Saad al - Katatni she also represents the Parliament President since January 2012.

The Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafist party of light ( second strongest faction ) Go For It currently to form a joint coalition. The Freedom and Justice Party announced that none of its members to compete in the 2012 presidential election. This promise, however, was broken by Chairat el- Shater was appointed candidates for the election. After the exclusion on the basis of criminal record Mohammed Mursi was named the party's candidate, who was elected as the new President of Egypt.

History

On 21 February 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood announced the establishment of the Freedom and Justice Party, which claims to be based on the principles of Sharia and also for other religious groups and women is open. Among the 8,821 founding members included 978 women and 93 Coptic Christians.

The party was officially founded on 30 April 2011 it was announced that they will set up for all the seats in the upcoming parliamentary election candidates to win as many seats. The Advisory Council of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Morsi appointed as Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party, Essam el- Erian as vice president and Saad al - Katatni as Secretary-General. These three are former members of the leadership council ( Maktab al - Irshad ) of the Muslim Brotherhood, the highest level in the power structure of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

Before and during the elections, tried representative of the party to appear moderate. They were strongest in the parliamentary elections of 2011/12 and won about 40 % of the seats in Parliament. The party is said that she was especially moderate parties to wrest votes, because no other party has something similar to the network of committed supporters of the Freedom and Justice Party. In addition to the government takeover of the party is working to influence independent candidates to win their support for the Muslim Brotherhood.

Political Ideology

At the founding of the new party confirmed the Muslim Brotherhood, that although they did not mind, Copts or women in ministerial posts ( in the Cabinet ) to set, but that they both consider to be " unsuitable " for the presidency. The group supports free - market capitalism, but without "manipulation" or " monopolies ". So the Egyptian constitution were appointed by the Muslim Brotherhood, many liberal economic experts as members and founded the Egyptian Business Development Association, a federation of SMEs in the Commission on the drawing. The political program of the party also includes tourism as a major source of national income with a.

The Freedom and Justice party wants to specify that the entire legal and legislative system unconditionally on the Sharia, Islamic law, based, and that an attempt is to make acceptable this system a wide section of the population. Vice- Chairman Essam al - Erian said that the party seeking the invitation to Islam than desirable. Membership of the party shall therefore all Egyptians who accept the contents of the party program, to be open. The party spokesman said that when talking about the slogan of the revolution - freedom, social justice, equality - all of that and keep bein the Sharia.