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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.
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