National Progressive Unionist Party
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National Progressive Unionist Party
حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي |
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| President | Sayed Abdel Aal |
| Founder | Khaled Mohieddin |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Split from | Arab Socialist Union |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Newspaper | Al Ahali |
| Ideology |
Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism Populism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation |
National Front Alliance Reawakening of Egypt Leftist Alliance |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours |
Red, black (official) Green (costumary) |
| House of Representatives |
2 / 568
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The National Progressive Unionist Party (Arabic: حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي, translit. 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 the ASU's dissolution.
The party is considered to be 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.
The party was established in 1977 and its founder was Khaled Mohieddin, who was a former free officer. Its membership consisted of mainly of Marxists and Nasserists.
The party boycotted the first presidential elections in 2005. The party won 5 out of 518 seats during the 2010 legislative elections.
In the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011–12, the party ran in the Egyptian Bloc electoral alliance.
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