National Progressive Unionist Rally Party

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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.

AbbreviationTagammu (تجمع)
PresidentSayed Abdel Aal[1]
Founded1977; 49 years ago (1977)
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National Progressive Unionist Rally Party
حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي
AbbreviationTagammu (تجمع)
PresidentSayed Abdel Aal[1]
FounderKhaled Mohieddin
Kamal Rifaat
Founded1977; 49 years ago (1977)
Preceded byArab Socialist Union
HeadquartersCairo
NewspaperAl Ahali
Youth wingUnion of Progressive Youth
Women's wingProgressive Women's Union
IdeologySocialism[2]
Political positionLeft-wing[3]
National affiliationArab Socialist Union
(1976–1978)
National Front Alliance[4]
National Unified List for Egypt (since 2020)
Regional affiliationPSOM (historical)
Colours  Red
House of Representatives
5 / 596
Senate
2 / 300
Website
http://www.altagamoa.org
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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

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

  • 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
  • Kamal Rifaat – Party founder
  • Sayed Abdel Aal- New Party Chairman
  • Ismail Sabri Abdullah – Member[17]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2012 Hisham Bastawisy 29,189 0.13% Lost Red XN
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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
Increase 3 Increase 3rd
1984 214,587 4.2%
0 / 458
Steady Decrease 4th
1987 150,570 2.2%
0 / 458
Steady Steady 4th
1990
6 / 454
Increase 6 Increase 2nd
1995
5 / 454
Decrease 1 Decrease 3rd
2000
6 / 454
Increase 1 Steady 3rd
2005
2 / 454
Decrease 4 Steady 3rd
2010
5 / 518
Increase 3 Steady 3rd
2011–2012 2,402,238 8.9%

as part of Egyptian Bloc

4 / 508
Decrease 1 Decrease 4th
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House of Representatives elections

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Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position
2015 Khaled Mohieddin
2 / 599
Decrease 2 Decrease 17th
2020 Sayed Abdel Aal
6 / 596
Increase 4 Increase 14th
2025 as part of National Unified List for Egypt
5 / 596
Decrease 1
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Shura Council elections

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Election Party leader Seats +/–
2007 Khaled Mohieddin
1 / 88
Increase 1 Steady 3rd
2010
1 / 132
Steady Increase 2nd
2012
8 / 270
Increase 7
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