The National Progressive Unionist Party (Arabic: حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي, romanized: Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi, commonly referred to as Tagammu) is a socialist political party in Egypt. Originally known as the National Progressive Unionist 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.

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National Progressive Unionist Party حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي
President	Sayed Abdel Aal[1]
Founder	Khaled Mohieddin
Founder	Kamal Rifaat
Founded	1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Split from	Arab Socialist Union
Headquarters	Cairo
Newspaper	Al Ahali
Ideology	Nasserism Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism Left-wing populism
Political position	Left-wing[2]
National affiliation	Arab Socialist Union (1976–1978) National Front Alliance[3]
Colours	Red, black (official)   Green (costumery)
House of Representatives	6 / 568
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.

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The party was established in 1977.^[2] The founders were two former Free Officers members, Khaled Mohieddin and Kamal Rifaat.^[4][5] Its membership consisted of mainly of Marxists and Nasserists.^[6][7]

Since 1978 the party has published a newspaper, Al Ahali.^[8]

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 ran in the Egyptian Bloc electoral alliance. However, in late 2014 it withdrew from the Egyptian Front.^[9]

• 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
• Kamal Rifaat – Party founder
• Sayed Abdel Aal- New Party Chairman
• Ismail Sabri Abdullah – Member^[10]