Freedom and Justice Party

political party, Egypt

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The Freedom and Justice Party was a political party in Egypt founded in 2011 by the Muslim Brotherhood. It aimed to operate within Egypt's political framework, advocating for a democratic state with Islam as its religion and Arabic as its language, while prohibiting religious-based political parties. The party achieved significant electoral success in 2011 and 2012, becoming the largest party in legislative and presidential elections. However, its activities were curtailed in July 2013 following the deposition of President Mohamed Morsi and a subsequent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Constitutional amendments in 2014 reinstated a ban on religious political parties.1

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Mohamed Morsi
Presidency
…end the group formed the Freedom and Justice Party. In April 2012 the party selected Morsi to be its candidate in Egypt’s presidential election after Khayrat al-Shater, the party’s original candidate, was disqualified from running. Morsi won the largest total in the first round of voting in May and defeated…
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…end the group formed the Freedom and Justice Party. In April 2012 the party selected Morsi to be its candidate in Egypt’s presidential election after Khayrat al-Shater, the party’s original candidate, was disqualified from running. Morsi won the largest total in the first round of voting in May and defeated…
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Muslim Brotherhood
Rise to power after Egypt’s January 25 Revolution
…month the organization founded the Freedom and Justice Party, gaining official status after stating that the party’s policies would be grounded in Islamic principles but that the party, whose members included women and Christians, would be nonconfessional. When parliamentary elections were held between November 2011 and January 2012, no faction…
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…month the organization founded the Freedom and Justice Party, gaining official status after stating that the party’s policies would be grounded in Islamic principles but that the party, whose members included women and Christians, would be nonconfessional. When parliamentary elections were held between November 2011 and January 2012, no faction…
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