Homeland Party (Egypt)

Homeland Party
حزب الوطن
Founded1 January 2013
IdeologySalafism[1]
House of Representatives
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Website
www.facebook.com/watanpartyeg

The Homeland Party (Arabic: حزب الوطن, romanized: Ḥizb al‑Watan) is an Islamist political party in Egypt, founded in January 2013 following a split within the al-Nour Party.[2] It was formed when Emad Abdel Ghaffour, the former leader of al-Nour, and 150 other party members quit in protest at the part of a dispute between Ghaffour and followers of Yasser Borhamy.[2] The party has stated that Copts will be allowed to join the party and women will be allowed on electoral lists.[3] In June 2013, 130 members of the party resigned in response to differences within the party leadership.[4] The party withdrew from the Anti-Coup Alliance on 17 September 2014, though the reason for its withdrawal was not because of political differences.[5]

  1. ^ "New Salafi party to be announced Tuesday". Egypt Independent. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Nour's Salafist splinter group forms new party". Ahram Online. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ^ "New Salafist Al-Watan Party 'welcomes' Copts and women". Ahram Online. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Mass resignations in Egypt's Salafist Al-Watan Party". Ahram Online. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. ^ Watan Party withdraws from NASL, Egypt Independent, 17 September 2014, retrieved 17 September 2014