{{Short description|Egyptian political party}} {{Update|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Expand Arabic|topic=gov|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox political party | logo_size = 150px | colorcode = {{party color|National Progressive Unionist Rally Party}} | name = National Progressive Unionist Rally Party | native_name = حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي | native_name_lang = ar | logo = Logo of the National Progressive Unionist Party.png | leader1_title = President | leader1_name = Sayed Abdel Aal<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/tagammu-party-elects-new-chief-one-vote|title=Tagammu Party elects new chief by one vote|publisher=Egypt Independent|date=27 February 2013|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> | leader2_title = | leader2_name = | leader3_title = | leader3_name = | foundation = {{Start date and age|1977}} | headquarters = [[Cairo]] | newspaper = ''[[Al Ahali]]'' | youth_wing = Union of Progressive Youth | predecessor = [[Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)|Arab Socialist Union]] | ideology = [[Socialism]]<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2010/11/24/meet-the-players-the-tagammu-party/|title=Meet the Players: The Tagammu Party|publisher=Daily News Egypt|date=21 September 2012|access-date=14 January 2026}}</ref> | womens_wing = Progressive Women's Union | position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]<ref name=bbc/> | international = | national = [[Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)|Arab Socialist Union]]<br/>(1976–1978)<br/>[[National Front Alliance (Egypt)|National Front Alliance]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.shorouknews.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=22072015&id=b0d7d16c-89a5-40c4-a2c5-2f17cdb9e5a0|title=محمد غنيم يدشن تحالف "الجبهة الوطنية" بالدقهلية|agency=Shorouk News|date=22 July 2015|access-date=14 January 2026|lang=ar}}</ref><br/>[[National Unified List for Egypt]] (since 2020) | regional = [[Progressive Socialist Organizations of the Mediterranean|PSOM]] (historical) | seats1_title = [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|5|596|hex={{party color|National Progressive Unionist Rally Party}}}} | seats2_title = [[Senate (Egypt)|Senate]] | seats2 = {{Composition bar|2|300|hex={{party color|National Progressive Unionist Rally Party}}}} | colours = {{Color box|#F30502|border=darkgray}} [[Red]] | website = http://www.altagamoa.org | country = Egypt | abbreviation = Tagammu ({{lang|ar|تجمع}}) | founder = [[Khaled Mohieddin]]<br/>[[Kamal Rifaat]] }}
The '''National Progressive Unionist Rally Party''' ({{langx|ar|حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي|Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi}}, commonly referred to as '''Tagammu''', meaning "Rally" in English) is an [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] [[list of political parties in Egypt|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 (Egypt)|Arab Socialist Union]] (ASU) and became an independent party after ASU's dissolution.
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== {{Expand section|date=August 2016}} The party was established in 1977.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|title=Profiles of Egypt's political parties|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15899887|work=BBC|date=25 November 2011|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> The founders were two former [[Free Officers Movement (Egypt)|Free Officers]] members, [[Khaled Mohieddin]] and [[Kamal Rifaat]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Raymond A. Hinnebusch |title=The National Progressive Unionist Party: The Nationalist-Left Opposition in Post Populist Egypt|journal=Arab Studies Quarterly|date=Fall 1981|volume=3|issue=4|page=327|jstor=41857580|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41857580}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Roberto Aliboni|title=Egypt's Economic Potential|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FAQ5k5Q-L6UC&pg=PA205|date=3 January 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-08688-6|page=205}}</ref> Its membership consisted of mainly [[Marxism|Marxists]] and [[Nasserism|Nasserists]].<ref>[http://www.merip.org/mer/mer147/egyptian-political-parties Egyptian Political Parties], Middle East Research and Information Project</ref><ref>[http://www.mei.edu/transitions/political-parties Egyptian Political Party Explorer], Middle East Institute</ref>
Since 1978 the party has published a newspaper, ''[[Al Ahali]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hazem Zohni|title=Al Tagammu Party|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/24/85/322/Elections/Tagammu/Al-Tagammu-Party.aspx|access-date=19 August 2021|work=Ahram Online|date=5 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630223240/https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/24/85/322/Elections/Tagammu/Al-Tagammu-Party.aspx|archive-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
The party boycotted the [[2005 Egyptian presidential election|first presidential elections in 2005]]. It won 5 out of 518 seats during the [[2010 Egyptian parliamentary election|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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/11/17/explainer-egypts-crowded-political-arena|author=Evan Hill|title=Explainer: Egypt’s crowded political arena|agency=Al Jazeera English|date=17 November 2011|access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>
The party was one of the founding members of the [[Egyptian Front]] in August 2014 in preparation for the [[2015 Egyptian parliamentary election]].<ref name="cairopost18aug">{{cite news|url=http://thecairopost.com/news/122232/inside_egypt/egyptian-front-coalition-the-widest-political-alliance-facing-islamists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090239/http://thecairopost.com/news/122232/inside_egypt/egyptian-front-coalition-the-widest-political-alliance-facing-islamists|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2014|title=Egyptian Front Coalition: the widest political alliance facing Islamists|agency=Cairo Post|date=18 August 2014|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> However, in late 2014, it withdrew from the Egyptian Front.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2014/12/21/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9/1998208#.VJfA1cRCQ|title=رسميا.. انسحاب "المؤتمر و"التجمع" و"الغد" من الجبهةالمصرية|agency=Youm7|date=21 December 2014|access-date=9 January 2026|lang=ar}}</ref> A member of the party was removed from the [[For the Love of Egypt]] list before the electoral deadline.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/09/14/al-tagammu-party-kicked-out-at-last-minute-before-elections-deadline/|title=Al-Tagammu Party 'kicked out' at last minute before elections deadline|agency=Daily News Egypt|date=14 September 2015|access-date=12 January 2026|author=Amira El-Fekki}}</ref>
The party became part of the [[National Unified List for Egypt]] in 2020, before the [[2020 Egyptian parliamentary election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/0/379989/Egypt/0/Egypts-Mostaqbal-Watan-Party-leads-coalition-to-ru.aspx|title=Egypt's Mostaqbal Watan Party leads coalition to run in parliamentary elections|agency=Ahram Online|date=14 September 2020|access-date=29 January 2026|author=Gamal Essam El-Din}}</ref>
It also joined the list ahead of the [[2025 Egyptian parliamentary election]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/555362.aspxx|title=Contenders gear up|agency=Ahram Online|date=23 October 2025|access-date=15 January 2026|author=Gamal Essam El-Din}}</ref> and won five seats in the election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1201/560462/AlAhram-Weekly/Egypt/New-parliament-takes-its-seats.aspx|title=New parliament takes its seats|publisher=Ahram Online|date=14 January 2026|access-date=24 January 2026|author=Gamal Essam El-Din}}</ref>
==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<ref>{{cite news|author=Edward Mortimer |title=Life gets tougher if you live in Cairo|author-link=Edward Mortimer|access-date=15 October 2023|work=[[The Times]]|issue=60476|date=16 November 1979|page=8|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS135366000/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=f327293c}}</ref>
==Electoral history== === Presidential elections === {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Party candidate !Votes !% !Result |- |[[2012 Egyptian presidential election|2012]] | rowspan="5" |[[Hisham Bastawisy]] |29,189 |0.13% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |}
===People's Assembly of Egypt elections=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Party leader !Votes !% !Seats !+/– !Position |- |[[1976 Egyptian parliamentary election|1976]] | rowspan="9" |[[Khaled Mohieddin]] | colspan="2" |{{Small|as part of [[Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)|ASU]]}} |{{Composition bar|3|360|#F30502}} |{{increase}} 3 |{{increase}} 3rd |- |[[1984 Egyptian parliamentary election|1984]] |214,587 |4.2% |{{Composition bar|0|458|#F30502}} |{{steady}} |{{decrease}} 4th |- |[[1987 Egyptian parliamentary election|1987]] |150,570 |2.2% |{{Composition bar|0|458|#F30502}} |{{steady}} |{{steady}} 4th |- |[[1990 Egyptian parliamentary election|1990]] | | |{{Composition bar|6|454|#F30502}} |{{increase}} 6 |{{increase}} 2nd |- |[[1995 Egyptian parliamentary election|1995]] | | |{{Composition bar|5|454|#F30502}} |{{decrease}} 1 |{{decrease}} 3rd |- |[[2000 Egyptian parliamentary election|2000]] | | |{{Composition bar|6|454|#F30502}} |{{increase}} 1 |{{steady}} 3rd |- |[[2005 Egyptian parliamentary election|2005]] | | |{{Composition bar|2|454|#F30502}} |{{decrease}} 4 |{{steady}} 3rd |- |[[2010 Egyptian parliamentary election|2010]] | | |{{Composition bar|5|518|#F30502}} |{{increase}} 3 |{{steady}} 3rd |- |[[2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election|2011–2012]] |2,402,238 |8.9% {{Small|as part of [[Egyptian Bloc]]}} |{{Composition bar|4|508|hex=#F30502}} |{{decrease}} 1 |{{decrease}} 4th |- |}
===House of Representatives elections=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Party leader !Votes !% !Seats !+/– !Position |- |[[2015 Egyptian parliamentary election|2015]] |[[Khaled Mohieddin]] | | |{{Composition bar|2|599|hex=#F30502}} |{{decrease}} 2 |{{decrease}} 17th |- |[[2020 Egyptian parliamentary election|2020]] |rowspan="2" |Sayed Abdel Aal | | |{{Composition bar|6|596|hex=#F30502}} |{{increase}} 4 |{{increase}} 14th |- |[[2025 Egyptian parliamentary election|2025]] | |{{Small|as part of [[National Unified List for Egypt]]}} |{{Composition bar|5|596|hex=#F30502}} |{{decrease}} 1 | |}
=== Shura Council elections === {| class="wikitable" !Election !Party leader !Seats !+/– ! |- |[[2007 Egyptian Shura Council election|2007]] | rowspan="3" |[[Khaled Mohieddin]] |{{Composition bar|1|88|hex=#F30502}} |{{increase}} 1 |{{steady}} 3rd |- |[[2010 Egyptian Shura Council election|2010]] |{{Composition bar|1|132|hex=#F30502}} |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 2nd |- |[[2012 Egyptian Shura Council election|2012]] |{{Composition bar|8|270|hex=#F30502}} |{{increase}} 7 | |}
==See also== * [[Egypt Arab Socialist Party]] * [[Liberal Socialists Party]]
==References== {{Reflist|33em}}
==External links== *[http://www.al-ahaly.com/ ''Al Ahali'', official paper of Tagammu] {{Egyptian political parties}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:National Progressive Unionist Party}} [[Category:1977 establishments in Egypt]] [[Category:Political parties established in 1977]] [[Category:Socialist parties in Egypt]]