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National Progressive Unionist Rally Party حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي | |
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| Abbreviation | Tagammu |
| President | Sayed Abdel Aal[1] |
| Founder | Khaled Mohieddin Kamal Rifaat |
| Founded | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) |
| Preceded by | Arab Socialist Union |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Newspaper | Al Ahali |
| Youth wing | Union of Progressive Youth |
| Women's wing | Progressive Women's Union |
| Political position | Left-wing[2] |
| National affiliation | Arab Socialist Union (1976–1978) National Front Alliance[3] |
| Colours | Red |
| House of Representatives | 6 / 568 |
| Senate | 2 / 300 |
| Website | |
| http://www.altagamoa.org | |
TheNational Progressive Unionist Rally Party (Arabic:حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي,romanized: Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi, commonly referred to asTagammu, meaning "Rally" in English) is aleft-wingpolitical party inEgypt. Originally known as theNational Progressive Unionist Rally Organization, it was established as the left-wing faction of the governingArab Socialist Union (ASU) and became an independent party after ASU's dissolution.
The party considers itself a defender of the principles of theEgyptian 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.
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The party was established in 1977.[2] The founders were two formerFree Officers members,Khaled Mohieddin andKamal Rifaat.[4][5] Its membership consisted of mainly ofMarxists andNasserists.[6][7]
Since 1978 the party has published a newspaper,Al Ahali.[8]
The party boycotted thefirst presidential elections in 2005. It won 5 out of 518 seats during the2010 legislative elections.
In the2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election, the party ran in theEgyptian Blocelectoral alliance. However, in late 2014 it withdrew from theEgyptian Front.[9]
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hisham Bastawisy | 29,189 | 0.13% | Lost |
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
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| 1976 | Khaled Mohieddin | as part ofASU | 3 / 360 | |||
| 1984 | 214,587 | 4.2% | 0 / 458 | |||
| 1987 | 150,570 | 2.2% | 0 / 458 | |||
| 1990 | 6 / 454 | |||||
| 1995 | 5 / 454 | |||||
| 2000 | 6 / 454 | |||||
| 2005 | 2 / 454 | |||||
| 2010 | 5 / 518 | |||||
| 2011–2012 | 2,402,238 | 8.9% as part ofEgyptian Bloc | 4 / 508 | |||
| 2015 | 2 / 599 | |||||
| 2020 | Sayed Abdel Aal | 6 / 596 | ||||
| Election | Party leader | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Khaled Mohieddin | 1 / 88 | ||
| 2010 | 1 / 132 |