{{short description|Political party in Egypt}} {{Infobox political party | name = Egyptian Change and Development Party | native_name = حزب التغيير والتنمية | native_name_lang = ar | logo = | leader = Bassem Khafagy<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/pro-brotherhood-figure-run-%E2%80%98first-free-elections|title=Pro-Brotherhood figure to run for 'first free elections'|agency=Egypt Independent|date=9 April 2014|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref> | colorcode = #009000 | foundation = | headquarters = | ideology = [[Islamism]]<ref name=weekly>{{Cite news|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1053/op3.htm|title=The new Islamist scene in Egypt|agency=Al-Ahram Weekly On-line|date=23 June 2011|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref> | national = [[Egyptian Alliance]]<ref name=ei10Dec>{{Cite news|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/islamists-form-new-alliance-%E2%80%98overthrow-regime|title=Islamists form new alliance to 'overthrow regime'|agency=Egypt Independent|date=10 December 2013|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref> | seats1_title = [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|568}} | website = | country = Egypt }}
The '''Egyptian Change and Development Party''' ({{langx|ar|حزب التغيير والتنمية}}) is a conservative political party<ref name=weekly/> founded by Dr. Bassem Khafagy.<ref name=ei10Dec/> The party is part of a group called the [[Egyptian Alliance]]; it was not intended to replace the [[Anti-Coup Alliance|National Alliance to Support Legitimacy]].<ref name=ei10Dec/> It was rather an attempt to expand the coalition against the coup in Egypt. As of end of 2013, The Muslim Brotherhood was against the Party and the Alliance fearing it could negative affect their control of the anti-coup movement.
==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Egyptian political parties}} [[Category:Islamic political parties in Egypt]] [[Category:Political parties with year of establishment missing]] {{Egypt-party-stub}}