National Progressive Unionist Party

The National Progressive Unionist Party (in Arabic: Hizb al Tagammu' al Watani al Taqadomi al Wahdawi حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي ,commonly referred to as Tagammu) is a socialist political party in Egypt. The party is considered to be the defender of the principles of the 1952 Revolution. It calls for standing against attempts to reverse the 1952 Revolution's social gains for laborers, the poor, and other low-income groups.

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.

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.
• Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed - Current Chairman.

References

• Tagamoa Party from Egypt state Information Service

External links

• Al-Ahaly Newspaper Tagammu' party Official newspaper. (Arabic)

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