National Progressive Unionist Party
National Progressive Unionist Party حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي | |
|---|---|
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| President | Sayed Abdel Aal[1] |
| 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[2] |
| National affiliation |
National Front Alliance[3] Reawakening of Egypt[4] Leftist Alliance[5] |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours |
Red, black (official) Green (costumary) |
| House of Representatives |
2 / 568 |
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.[6]
History and profile
The party was established in 1977[2] and its founder was Khaled Mohieddin, who was a former free officer.[7] Its membership consisted of mainly of Marxists and Nasserists.[8][9]
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.
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
References
- ↑ Tagammu Party elects new chief by one vote, Egypt Independent, 27 February 2013, retrieved 16 December 2013
- 1 2 "Profiles of Egypt's political parties". BBC. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "محمد غنيم يدشن تحالف «الجبهة الوطنية» بالدقهلية". Shorouk News. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "اجتماع الجبهة الوطنية يقرر رسميا الانضمام لقائمة "صحوة مصر"". Youm7. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Candidates 'swinging' between unstable electoral alliances". Daily News Egypt. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "رسميا.. انسحاب "المؤتمر و"التجمع" و"الغد" من "الجبهةالمصرية"". Youm7. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ Roberto Aliboni (3 January 2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Egyptian Political Parties, Middle East Research and Information Project
- ↑ Egyptian Political Party Explorer, Middle East Institute
