National Progressive Unionist Party

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NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE UNIONIST PARTY

originated as the left faction of the official arab socialist union (asu).

When Anwar al-Sadat dissolved the ASU in 1976, the National Progressive Unionist Party (NPUP) emerged as the official left opposition party. A coalition of leftist forces, including Nasserists and Marxists, the NPUP under the leadership of Khalid Muhyi al-Din, formerly a member of the Free Officers, has played the role of active and vocal opposition in the People's Assembly.

see also free officers, egypt.

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