Homeland Defenders Party

This article is about the Egyptian political party. For the Homeland Generation, see Generation Z.

Homeland Defenders Party حزب حماة الوطن
Leader	Galal Haridy
Founded	2013
Ideology	Centrism[1] Militarism
Political position	Centre to centre-right
National affiliation	Call of Egypt
Colors	Crimson Red, Black
House of Representatives	23 / 596
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The Homeland Defenders Party (Arabic: حزب حماة الوطن) is a centrist political party in Egypt. It was founded in 2013 by Galal Haridy and a group of retired officers.^[2] In an interview in December 2013, about half a year after al-Sisi's military coup, Haridy expressed support for the "efforts made by the army and police in confronting terrorism."^[3]

It is currently the largest member party of the Call of Egypt coalition and is seen as supportive towards President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

References

1. as-Sayid, Mustafa. "حزب حماة الوطن: فكرة اندماج الأحزاب لا يمكن تنفيذها لتعارض الآليات". Youm7. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
2. Abdullah, Muhammad (12 June 2013). "مؤسس الصاعقة المصرية يتقدم بـ 6 آلاف توقيع لتأسيس حزب "حماة مصر"". Elbalad. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
3. Assam, Ala'a. "جلال هريدى: "حماة مصر" يهدف للحفاظ على مكتسبات ثورتى يناير ويونيو". Youm7. Retrieved 15 August 2022.