{{short description|Political party in Egypt}} {{About|the Egyptian political party|the Homeland Generation|Generation Z}} {{Infobox political party | country = Egypt | name = Homeland Defenders Party | native_name = حزب حماة الوطن | logo = Homeland Defenders Party logo.png | leader = Ahmed El Awadi (acting){{cn|date=January 2026}}<br/>Galal Haridy (? - 2026)<ref name="et7jan">{{cite web |title=Homat el Watan party mourns death of its leader |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/137540/Homat-el-Watan-party-mourns-death-of-its-leader |website=Egypt Today|date=7 January 2026 |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref> | foundation = 2013 | headquarters = | newspaper = | ideology = [[Centrism]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=as-Sayid |first1=Mustafa |title=حزب حماة الوطن: فكرة اندماج الأحزاب لا يمكن تنفيذها لتعارض الآليات |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2016/10/27/%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%83%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6/2939929 |website=Youm7 |access-date=15 August 2025|lang=ar}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2026}} | position = | national = [[Call of Egypt]]<br/>[[National Unified List for Egypt]] (since 2020)<ref name="ao23oct">{{cite web|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/555362.aspxx|title=Contenders gear up|publisher=Ahram Online|date=23 October 2025|access-date=24 January 2026|first1=Gamal|last1=Essam El-Din}}</ref> | international = | colorcode = {{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}} | colors = {{Color box|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|#000000|border=darkgray}} Crimson Red, [[Black]] | seats1_title = [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|91|596|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}}} | seats2_title = [[Senate (Egypt)|Senate]] | seats2 = {{Composition bar|72|300|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}}} | website = {{URL|https://humatalwatan.com/}} }}
The '''Homeland Defenders Party''' ({{langx|ar|حزب حماة الوطن}}), also translated as '''Protectors of the Nation''',<ref name="ao23oct"/> and '''Guardians of the Nation''',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Essam El-Din |first1=Gamal |title=Egypt's Senate shapes up |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/388816.aspx |website=Ahram Online|date=21 October 2020 |access-date=14 January 2026}}</ref> is a [[Centrism|centrist]]{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=January 2026}} political party in [[Egypt]].
==History== It was founded in 2013 by [[Galal Haridy]] and a group of retired officers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abdullah |first1=Muhammad |title=مؤسس الصاعقة المصرية يتقدم بـ 6 آلاف توقيع لتأسيس حزب "حماة مصر" |url=https://www.elbalad.news/519398 |website=El Balad|date=12 June 2013 |access-date=19 December 2025|lang=ar}}</ref> In an interview in December 2013, about half a year after [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]] [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|military coup]], Haridy expressed support for the "efforts made by the army and police in confronting terrorism."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Assam |first1=Ala'a |title=جلال هريدى: "حماة مصر" يهدف للحفاظ على مكتسبات ثورتى يناير ويونيو |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2013/12/14/%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%89-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%89-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1/1397242#.Uq0OQdLNXB0 |website=Youm7 |access-date=19 December 2025|lang=ar}}</ref>
It is currently the largest member party of the [[Call of Egypt]] coalition and is seen as supportive towards President [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]].{{cn|date=January 2026}}
The party joined the [[National Unified List for Egypt]] in 2020, ahead of the [[2020 Egyptian parliamentary election|parliamentary election that year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/0/379989/Egypt/0/Egypts-Mostaqbal-Watan-Party-leads-coalition-to-ru.aspx|title=Egypt's Mostaqbal Watan Party leads coalition to run in parliamentary elections|publisher=Ahram Online|date=14 September 2020|access-date=29 January 2026|first1=Gamal|last1=Essam El-Din}}</ref>
Ahmed El Awadi, the deputy chair of the party, was appointed in October 2025 as one of the deputy speakers in the [[Senate (Egypt)|Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt's new Senate elects Essam El-Din Farid as speaker |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/555142.aspx |website=Ahram Online|date=18 October 2025 |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref>
The party was part of the [[National Unified List for Egypt]]<ref name="ao23oct"/> and won 86 elected seats in the [[2025 Egyptian parliamentary election|2025 parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1201/560462/AlAhram-Weekly/Egypt/New-parliament-takes-its-seats.aspx|title=New parliament takes its seats|publisher=Ahram Online|date=14 January 2026|access-date=24 January 2026|last=Essam El-Din|first=Gamal}}</ref>
==Leadership== The party was headed by Galal Haridy; his death was announced by the party in January 2026.<ref name="et7jan"/>
==Electoral history==
===House of Representatives elections=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Seats !+/– !Result |- |[[2015 Egyptian parliamentary election|2015]] |{{Composition bar|18|596|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}}} |{{increase}} 18 |{{yes2|Majority}} |- |[[2020 Egyptian parliamentary election|2020]] |{{Composition bar|23|596|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}}} |{{increase}} 5 |{{yes2|Majority}} |- |[[2025 Egyptian parliamentary election|2025]] |{{Composition bar|91|596|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}}} |{{increase}} 68 |{{yes2|Majority}} |}
===Senate elections=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Seats !+/– !Result |- |[[2020 Egyptian Senate election|2020]] |{{Composition bar|11|300|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}}} |{{increase}} 11 |{{yes2|Majority}} |- |- |[[2025 Egyptian Senate election|2025]] |{{Composition bar|44|300|{{party color|Homeland Defenders Party}}}} |{{increase}} 33 |{{yes2|Majority}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Egyptian political parties}}
[[Category:Political parties with year of establishment missing]] [[Category:Political parties established in 2013]] [[Category:2013 establishments in Egypt]]
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