{{short description|Political party in Egypt}} {{Infobox political party | country = Egypt | native_name_lang = ar | name = Homeland Party | native_name = حزب الوطن | logo = Homeland Party logo.png | chairman = | foundation = 1 January 2013 | split = [[Al-Nour Party]] | newspaper = | ideology = [[Salafi movement|Salafism]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/new-salafi-party-be-announced-tuesday|title=New Salafi party to be announced Tuesday|work=Egypt Independent|date=29 December 2012|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> | national = | website = {{url|https://www.facebook.com/watanpartyeg}} | seats1_title = [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|568}} | colorcode = #6BA900 }}
The '''Homeland Party''' ({{langx|ar|حزب الوطن|Ḥizb al‑Watan}}) is an [[Islamist]] [[political party]] in [[Egypt]], founded in January 2013 following a split within the [[al-Nour Party]].<ref name="ahram1jan">{{Cite news|title=Nour's Salafist splinter group forms new party|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/61628/Egypt/Politics-/Nour%E2%80%99s-Salafist-splinter-group-formsnew-party.aspx|work=Ahram Online|date=1 January 2013|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="ahram1jan"/> The party has stated that Copts will be allowed to join the party and women will be allowed on electoral lists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/61762/Egypt/Politics-/New-Salafist-AlWatan-Party-%E2%80%98welcomes%E2%80%99-Copts-and-wo.aspx|title=New Salafist Al-Watan Party 'welcomes' Copts and women|work=Ahram Online|date=4 January 2013|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> In June 2013, 130 members of the party resigned in response to differences within the party leadership.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/74006/Egypt/Politics-/Mass-resignations-in-Egypts-Salafist-AlWatan-Party.aspx|title=Mass resignations in Egypt's Salafist Al-Watan Party|work=Ahram Online|date=15 June 2013|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> The party withdrew from the [[Anti-Coup Alliance]] on 17 September 2014, though the reason for its withdrawal was not because of political differences.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/watan-party-withdraws-nasl|title=Watan Party withdraws from NASL|publisher=Egypt Independent|date=17 September 2014|access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref>
== Lawsuit against Islamic parties == The ''Homeland Party'' is one of the eleven [[Islamic party|Islamic parties]] targeted by a lawsuit in November 2014, when an organization named ''Popular Front for opposing the Brotherhoodization of Egypt'' sought to dissolve all political parties established "on a religious basis."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/egyptsource/political-islam-s-fate-in-egypt-lies-in-the-hands-of-the-courts |title=Political Islam's Fate in Egypt Lies in the Hands of the Courts |first=Yussef |last=Auf |publisher=[[Atlantic Council]] |date=25 November 2014 |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> The Alexandria Urgent Matters Court however ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/11/26/court-claims-jurisdiction-religiously-affiliated-parties/|title=Court claims no jurisdiction over religiously affiliated parties|date=26 November 2014|work=[[Daily News Egypt]]|access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>
==External links== * {{facebook|nabdelwatan}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Egyptian political parties}}
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