The National Progressive Unionist Rally Party (, commonly referred to as Tagammu, meaning "Rally" in English) is a

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Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

. Originally known as the National Progressive Unionist Rally Organization, it was established as the

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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

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. 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. The founders were two former Free Officers members, Khaled Mohieddin and

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. Its membership consisted of mainly of

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and Nasserists. Since 1978 the party has published a newspaper, '' Al Ahali''. The party boycotted the first presidential elections in 2005. It won 5 out of 518 seats during the 2010 legislative elections. In the

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, the party ran in the Egyptian Bloc

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. However, in late 2014 it withdrew from the Egyptian Front.

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

Electoral history

Presidential elections

People's Assembly of Egypt elections

Shura Council elections

References

External links

''Al Ahali'', official paper of Tagammu
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