National Progressive Unionist Rally Party
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National Progressive Unionist Rally Party حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي | |
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| Abbreviation | Tagammu (تجمع) |
| President | Sayed Abdel Aal[1] |
| Founder | Khaled Mohieddin Kamal Rifaat |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Preceded by | Arab Socialist Union |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Newspaper | Al Ahali |
| Youth wing | Union of Progressive Youth |
| Women's wing | Progressive Women's Union |
| Ideology | Socialism[2] |
| Political position | Left-wing[3] |
| National affiliation | Arab Socialist Union (1976–1978) National Front Alliance[4] National Unified List for Egypt (since 2020) |
| Regional affiliation | PSOM (historical) |
| Colours | Red |
| House of Representatives | 5 / 596 |
| Senate | 2 / 300 |
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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 an Egyptian left-wing political party. 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.
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.[3] The founders were two former Free Officers members, Khaled Mohieddin and Kamal Rifaat.[5][6] Its membership consisted of mainly Marxists and Nasserists.[7][8]
Since 1978 the party has published a newspaper, Al Ahali.[9]
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 was initially a member of the Democratic Alliance for Egypt before it withdrew and ran in the Egyptian Bloc electoral alliance.[10]
The party was one of the founding members of the Egyptian Front in August 2014 in preparation for the 2015 Egyptian parliamentary election.[11] However, in late 2014, it withdrew from the Egyptian Front.[12] A member of the party was removed from the For the Love of Egypt list before the electoral deadline.[13]
The party became part of the National Unified List for Egypt in 2020, before the 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election.[14]
It also joined the list ahead of the 2025 Egyptian parliamentary election[15] and won five seats in the election.[16]
Platform
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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[17]
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hisham Bastawisy | 29,189 | 0.13% | Lost  |
People's Assembly of Egypt elections
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Khaled Mohieddin | as part of ASU | 3 / 360 |
 3 |
3rd | |
| 1984 | 214,587 | 4.2% | 0 / 458 |
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 4th | |
| 1987 | 150,570 | 2.2% | 0 / 458 |
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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 | |
House of Representatives elections
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Khaled Mohieddin | 2 / 599 |
2 |
17th | ||
| 2020 | Sayed Abdel Aal | 6 / 596 |
4 |
14th | ||
| 2025 | as part of National Unified List for Egypt | 5 / 596 |
1 |
Shura Council elections
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Khaled Mohieddin | 1 / 88 |
1 |
3rd |
| 2010 | 1 / 132 |
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2nd | |
| 2012 | 8 / 270 |
7 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Tagammu Party elects new chief by one vote, Egypt Independent, 27 February 2013, retrieved 16 December 2013
- ↑ Meet the Players: The Tagammu Party, Daily News Egypt, 21 September 2012, retrieved 14 January 2026
- 1 2 "Profiles of Egypt's political parties". BBC. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "محمد غنيم يدشن تحالف "الجبهة الوطنية" بالدقهلية" (in Arabic). Shorouk News. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Roberto Aliboni (3 January 2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6.
- ↑ Egyptian Political Parties, Middle East Research and Information Project
- ↑ Egyptian Political Party Explorer, Middle East Institute
- ↑ Hazem Zohni (5 May 2010). "Al Tagammu Party". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ Evan Hill (17 November 2011). "Explainer: Egypt's crowded political arena". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Egyptian Front Coalition: the widest political alliance facing Islamists". Cairo Post. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "رسميا.. انسحاب "المؤتمر و"التجمع" و"الغد" من الجبهةالمصرية" (in Arabic). Youm7. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ Amira El-Fekki (14 September 2015). "Al-Tagammu Party 'kicked out' at last minute before elections deadline". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ Gamal Essam El-Din (14 September 2020). "Egypt's Mostaqbal Watan Party leads coalition to run in parliamentary elections". Ahram Online. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Gamal Essam El-Din (23 October 2025). "Contenders gear up". Ahram Online. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ Gamal Essam El-Din (14 January 2026). "New parliament takes its seats". Ahram Online. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ Edward Mortimer (16 November 1979). "Life gets tougher if you live in Cairo". The Times. No. 60476. p. 8. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
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