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[1] |
Founder | Khaled Mohieddin |
Founded | 1977 (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] |
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 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]
Contents
1 History and profile
2 Platform
3 Prominent Party figures
4 References
5 External links
History and profile
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]
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.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "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.
^ "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
External links
- Al Ahali, official paper of Tagammu