Building and Development Party

{{short description|Political party in Egypt}}

{{Infobox political party

|name = Building and Development Party

|native_name = حزب البناء والتنمية
El-Benaa Wa El-Tanmia

|native_name_lang = ar

|logo = Building and Development Party.jpg

|colorcode = #ADFF2F

|leader =

|chairman = Tarek al-Zumar{{Cite news|title=Tarek El Zomor elected new secretary general for Building and Development party|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/06/28/tarek-el-zomor-elected-new-secretary-general-for-building-and-development-party/|work=Daily News Egypt|date=28 June 2013|access-date=13 December 2013}}

|spokesperson =

|foundation = {{start date|2011|06|20|df=y}}

|ideology = Islamism
Economic liberalism
Conservatism

|headquarters =

|national = National Legitimacy Support Coalition{{Citation|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/06/28/islamist-forces-join-together-for-rabaa-al-adaweya-protest/|title=Islamist forces join together for Rabaa Al-Adaweya protest|work=Daily News Egypt|date=28 June 2013|access-date=13 December 2013}}

|international =

|website =

|seats1_title = House of Representatives

|seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|568}}

| position = Centre-right

|country = Egypt

}}

The Building and Development Party ({{langx|ar|حزب البناء والتنمية|Hizb el-Benaa wa el-Tanmia}}, alternatively translated as Construction and Development Party) is an Islamist political party in Egypt.

Initiated by the al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ("Islamic Group"), it is seen as the political wing of the movement.{{Citation |url=http://prospectjournal.org/2011/11/08/elections-in-egypt-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-theocracy-vs-democracy/|first=Jodi|last=Sanger-Weaver|title=Elections in Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood, Theocracy and Democracy|journal=Prospect |date=8 November 2011|access-date=13 December 2013}}{{Citation|url=http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2011/09/20/al-banna’-wa-al-tanmiyya-building-and-development-party|title=Al-Banna' wa al-Tanmiyya (Building and Development Party)|work=Guide to Egypt's Transition|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|access-date=13 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123192827/http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2011/09/20/al-banna%E2%80%99-wa-al-tanmiyya-building-and-development-party#|archive-date=2012-01-23|url-status=dead}} The party was established on 20 June 2011,{{Citation|url=http://hiwarportal.dedi.org.eg/key/the-construction-and-development-party-al-jamaah-al-islamiya/|title=The Construction and Development Party (Al Jamaah Al Islamiya)|work=Egyptian Elections 2011|publisher=The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute|access-date=3 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013032029/http://hiwarportal.dedi.org.eg/key/the-construction-and-development-party-al-jamaah-al-islamiya/|archive-date=13 October 2014}} following the 2011 Egyptian revolution, and officially endorsed by the Supreme Administrative Court on 10 October 2011.{{Citation|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/egyptian-court-approves-new-political-parties|first=Shaimaa|last=el-Karanshawi|title=Egyptian court approves new political parties|newspaper=Egypt Independent|date=10 October 2011|access-date=3 November 2014}} The Building and Development Party has participated in the 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election as part of the Alliance for Egypt (dubbed as the "Islamist Bloc"), led by the Salafist Al-Nour Party.{{Citation|url=http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/3172/islamist-bloc-(alliance-for-egypt)|title=Islamist Bloc (Alliance for Egypt)|work=Egypt Elections Watch|publisher=Jadaliyya and Ahram Online|date=18 November 2011|access-date=13 December 2013}} The possible dissolution of the party is being investigated by the Political Parties Affairs Committee.{{Citation|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/09/02/al-jamaa-al-islamiyas-political-wing-faces-possible-dissolution-terrorism-charges/|title=Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya's political wing faces possible dissolution over terrorism charges|newspaper=Daily News Egypt|date=2 September 2014|access-date=17 September 2014}}

According to its manifesto, the party stands for a representative democracy with institutions guided by the principles of the Sharia, while rejecting any form of theocracy. Moreover, it favours a free economy and questions the size of the public sector.{{Citation|url=http://egypt.electionnaire.com/parties/?id=11|title=The Building and Development Party (Al-Benaa Wal Tanmeya)|work=Egypt Electionnaire|access-date=13 December 2013}} Among the party's ranks is Abbud al-Zumar, who was imprisoned for nearly twenty years for involvement in the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.{{Citation|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/24750/Egypt/Politics-/AlJamaa-AlIslamiya’s-party-hold-first-press-confer.aspx|title=Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya's party hold first press conference in Aswan, Upper Egypt|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=21 October 2011|access-date=13 December 2013}}

The group has accepted the resignation of Assem Abdel Magued following his incitement against the Egyptian military; the organization has expressed its commitment to peace following the coup that toppled Mohamed Morsi.{{Citation|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/jama-al-islamiya-rejects-assem-abdel-magued|title=Jama'a al-Islamiya rejects Assem Abdel Magued|publisher=Egypt Independent|date=5 December 2013|access-date=13 December 2013}} The party considered leaving the Anti-Coup Alliance; it has called for reconciliation with the Sisi administration.{{Citation|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/watan-party-withdraws-nasl|title=Watan Party withdraws from NASL|publisher=Egypt Independent|date=17 September 2014|access-date=17 September 2014}} al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, the parent organization of the party, is considering participating in the 2015 parliamentary election.{{Cite news|url=http://www1.youm7.com/story/2014/11/3/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9__%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%86%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%AD/1934326|title="الجماعة الإسلامية": لم نحسم موقفنا من الانتخاباتالبرلمانية حتى الآن|agency=Youm7|date=3 November 2014|access-date=3 November 2014}}