National Progressive Unionist Party

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National Progressive Unionist Party حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي
President	Sayed Abdel Aal[1]
Founder	Khaled Mohieddin
Founded	1977; 44 years ago (1977)
Split from	Arab Socialist Union
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
Newspaper	Al Ahali
Ideology	Nasserism Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Progressivism Pan-Arabism Arab socialism Participatory democracy Socialism Social-democracy Anti-Imperialism Republicanism Arab nationalism Secularism
Political position	Left-wing to Far-left[2]
National affiliation	National Front Alliance[3]
Colours	Red, black (official)   Green (costumary)
House of Representatives	6 / 568
Website
http://www.altagamoa.org
Politics of Egypt Political parties Elections

The National Progressive Unionist Party (Arabic: حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي‎, romanized: Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi, commonly referred to as Tagammu) is a socialist political party in Egypt. Originally known as the National Progressive Unionist Organization, it was established as the left-wing faction of the governing Arab Socialist Union (ASU) and became an independent party after ASU's dissolution.

The party considers itself a defender of the principles of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. It calls for standing against attempts to reverse the revolution's social gains for labourers, the poor, and other low-income groups. In late 2014, the party withdrew from the Egyptian Front.^[4]

History and profile[]

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The party was established in 1977^[2] and its founder was Khaled Mohieddin, who was a former free officer.^[5] Its membership consisted of mainly of Marxists and Nasserists.^[6][7]

Since 1978 the party has published a newspaper, Al Ahali.^[8]

The party boycotted the first presidential elections in 2005. The party won 5 out of 518 seats during the 2010 legislative elections.

In the 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election, the party ran in the Egyptian Bloc electoral alliance.

Platform[]

• Rejection of religious extremism.
• Building the character of the Egyptian citizens.
• Ending the state monopoly over the media.
• Raising awareness of environmental issues.
• Developing the Egyptian industries.

Prominent Party figures[]

• Khaled Mohieddin – Party founder, former chairman, and a member of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council.
• Sayed Abdel Aal- New Party Chairman

Electoral history[]

People's Assembly of Egypt elections[]

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
1976	Khaled Mohieddin	as part of ASU		3 / 360	3	3rd
1984		214,587	4.2%	0 / 458		4th
1987		150,570	2.2%	0 / 458		4th
1990				6 / 454	6	2nd
1995				5 / 454	1	3rd
2000				6 / 454	1	3rd
2005				2 / 454	4	3rd
2010				5 / 518	3	3rd
2011–2012		2,402,238	8.9% as part of Egyptian Bloc	4 / 508	1	4th
2015				2 / 599	2	17th

Shura Council elections[]

Election	Party leader	Seats	+/–
2007	Khaled Mohieddin	1 / 88	1	3rd
2010		1 / 132		2nd

References[]

External links[]

• Al Ahali, official paper of Tagammu