National Progressive Unionist Party
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| National Progressive Unionist Party Hizb al Tagammu | |
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| Chairman | Dr. Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Political Ideology | Democratic Socialism |
| Papers | "Al-Ahali" Newspaper - Weekly, "Al Ahali" Book - Monthly |
| Website | www.al-ahaly.com/ |
| See also | Politics of Egypt |
The National Progressive Unionist Party (in Arabic: Hizb al Tagammu' al Watani al Taqadomi al Wahdawi حزب التجمع الوطنى التقدمى الوحدوى ,commonly referred to as Tagammu) is a major political party (socialist) in Egypt. The party is considered as the defender of the 1952 Revolution principles. It calls for standing against attempts to reverse from the 1952 Revolution's social gains of laborers, the poor, limited-income brackets.
The party boycotted the first presidential elections in 2005. At the last legislative elections, November and December 2005, the party won 2 out of 454 seats.
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- 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.
- Khaled Mohieddin - Party founder, former chairman, and a member of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council.
- Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed - Current Chairman.
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| Major parties | National Democratic Party - New Wafd Party - National Progressive Unionist Party - Nasserist Party - Liberal Party - Tomorrow Party |
| Minor parties | Democratic Front Party - Democratic Unionist Party - Umma Party - National Conciliation Party - Constitutional Party - Egyptian Arab Socialist Party - Democratic Peace Party - Egyptian Greens - Solidarity Party - Egypt 2000 Party - Democratic Generation (El-Geel) Party - Misr El-Fatah (Young Egypt) Party - Social Justice Party - Egypt Youth Party - People's Democratic Party - Socialist Labour Party - Dignity Party |
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