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National Progressive Unionist Rally Party

The National Progressive Unionist Rally Party (Arabic: حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي, romanized: Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi, commonly referred to as Tagammu, meaning "Rally" in English) is a socialist political party in Egypt. Originally known as the National Progressive Unionist Rally 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.

National Progressive Unionist Rally Party
حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي
AbbreviationTagammu
PresidentSayed Abdel Aal[1]
FounderKhaled Mohieddin
Kamal Rifaat
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Preceded byArab Socialist Union
HeadquartersCairo
NewspaperAl Ahali
Youth wingUnion of Progressive Youth
Women's wingProgressive Women's Union
IdeologyNasserism
Left-wing nationalism
Democratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Political positionLeft-wing[2]
National affiliationArab Socialist Union
(1976–1978)
National Front Alliance[3]
Colours  Red
  black
(official)
House of Representatives
6 / 568
Senate
4 / 300
Website
http://www.altagamoa.org

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.

History and profile

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The party was established in 1977.[2] The founders were two former Free Officers members, Khaled Mohieddin and Kamal Rifaat.[4][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. It 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. However, in late 2014 it withdrew from the Egyptian Front.[9]

Platform

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  • 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

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  • Khaled Mohieddin – Party founder, former chairman, and a member of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council
  • Kamal Rifaat – Party founder
  • Sayed Abdel Aal- New Party Chairman
  • Ismail Sabri Abdullah – Member[10]

Electoral history

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Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2012 Hisham Bastawisy 29,189 0.13% Lost  N

People's Assembly of Egypt elections

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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
2020 Sayed Abdel Aal
6 / 596
   4   14th

Shura Council elections

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

References

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  1. ^ Tagammu Party elects new chief by one vote, Egypt Independent, 27 February 2013, retrieved 16 December 2013
  2. ^ a b "Profiles of Egypt's political parties". BBC. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ^ "محمد غنيم يدشن تحالف "الجبهة الوطنية" بالدقهلية". Shorouk News. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ^ Raymond A. Hinnebusch (Fall 1981). "The National Progressive Unionist Party: The Nationalist-Left Opposition in Post Populist Egypt". Arab Studies Quarterly. 3 (4): 327. JSTOR 41857580.
  5. ^ Roberto Aliboni (3 January 2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6.
  6. ^ Egyptian Political Parties, Middle East Research and Information Project
  7. ^ Egyptian Political Party Explorer, Middle East Institute
  8. ^ Hazem Zohni (5 May 2010). "Al Tagammu Party". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "رسميا.. انسحاب "المؤتمر و"التجمع" و"الغد" من الجبهةالمصرية". Youm7. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  10. ^ Edward Mortimer (16 November 1979). "Life gets tougher if you live in Cairo". The Times. No. 60476. p. 8. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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