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Party leader Saad al-Katani said the party wanted to give everyone in Egypt a seat at the table, according to the Daily Beast.

The party has gained prominence over the past year with former member Mohamed Mursi winning the presidency and the party securing a large role in Parliament.

Reuters reported:

The Freedom and Justice Party elected Saad al-Katatni, 61, as FJP leader on Friday, replacing Mohamed Mursi who has gone on to become the first elected president of the Arab world's most populous state.

Since the fall last year of strongman president Hosni Mubarak, Islamists have moved to the forefront of Egyptian politics thanks to organizational skills and finances unmatched by their liberal and leftist competitors.

But during the first post-Mubarak parliament, dissolved by court order in June, liberal deputies sometimes walked out over what they saw as moves to ram through an Islamist legislative agenda without regard to Egypt's politically diverse society.

The Muslim Brotherhood is now seeking an inclusive majority in Parliament through alliances with rivals.

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