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2000 Iranian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 18 February 2000, with a second round on 5 May. The result was a solid victory for 2nd of Khordad Front and its allies, the reformist supporters of President Mohammad Khatami. Campaign A total of 6,083 candidates contested the elections. 225 of the 290 seats were won in the first round of voting. Registration process took place between 11 and 16 December 1999. Main reformist coalition lists were "2nd of Khordad Press" and "Coalition of 15 Groups Supporting 2nd of Khordad" (including 11 out of 18 members in the 2nd of Khordad Front) and main principlist coalition was Coalition of Followers of the Line of Imam and Leader. Rest of lists were issued by solitary parties. For the first time Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran issued an electoral list and was able to win two exclusive seats ( Alireza Rajaei in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr and Rahman Kargosha in Arak, Komijan and Khondab) but the Guardian Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Iranian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 8 March 1996, with a second round on 19 April. The Combatant Clergy Association and its allies emerged as the largest bloc in the Majlis, winning 110 of the 270 seats. Electoral system The constitution approved in a December 1979 referendum provided for a 270-seat Majlis, with five seats reserved for minority groups including Jews, Zorastrians, Armenians from the north and south of the country and one jointly elected by Assyrians and Chaldeans.Iran IPU The elections were conducted using a , with the number of candidates progressing to the second round being double the number of seats available. Candidates required an absolute majority to win a seat i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combatant Clergy Association
The Combatant Clergy Association ( fa, جامعۀ روحانیت مبارز, jâmeʿe-ye rowhâniyat-e mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense. It has never been registered as a political party; however, it acts as a fragmented caucus and has actively operated in the electoral arena, competing for votes. Thus, it is considered an elite party and can be classified as a political party according to the minimalist definition by Angelo Panebianco. The traditional conservative clerical association was the majority party in the fourth and fifth parliaments after the Islamic revolution. The organization has great influence over non-elective institutions such as the Judicial system, the Guardian Council and Revolutionary Guard Corps. History After the 15 Khordad demonstration failed in Iran, it was felt that a coherence organization was needed. The association was founded in 1977 by a group of clerics with intentions to use Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri ( fa, علیاکبر ناطقنوری; sometimes spelt Nategh-Nouri, born 6 October 1944) is an Iranian politician, who served as the Chairman of the Parliament of Iran from 1992 to 2000. He was also the Minister of the Interior of Iran from 1981 to 1985. Early life Nategh-Nouri was the son of Abulqasem Nategh-Nouri. He came to Tehran at the age of 10 with met Ruhollah Khomeini in 1961 and joined the ranks of the opponents of the government of that time. He went to prison several times and was banned from the pulpit. Nouri has a seminary education up to the level of jurisprudence and principles. He also received a bachelor's degree in theology from Tehran University. Among his professors, we can mention Ruhollah Khomeini, Morteza Motahari, Ahmad Mojtahedi Tehrani and Mohammad Taghi Falsafi. Career Nateq-Nouri was the interior minister of the Islamic Republic. He served as the Chairman of the Parliament from 1992 to 2000. He was a candidate in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Consultative Assembly Of Iran Following The 2000 Elections
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Council Of Nationalist-Religious Activists Of Iran
The Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran ( fa, شورای فعالان ملی-مذهبی ایران, Showra-ye Fa'alan-e Melli Mazhabi) or The Coalition of National-Religious Forces of Iran ( fa, ائتلاف نيروهای ملی-مذهبی ایران, E'telaf-e Niruha-ye Melli-Mazhabi) is an Iranian political group, described as "nonviolent, religious semi-opposition" with a following of mainly middle class, intellectual, representatives of technical professions, students and technocrats. Platform The group shares the Freedom Movement of Iran's pro-democracy stance but favors welfare-state economics, instead of a free-market model, and holds a more critical view toward the West in their foreign policy. According to Human Rights Watch, it is a "loosely knit group of activists who favor political reform and who advocate the implementation of constitutional provisions to uphold the rule of law. The grouping, which has no formal structure, came together to contest t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Principlists
The Principlists ( fa, اصولگرایان, Osul-Garāyān, ), also interchangeably known as the Iranian Conservatives Open access material licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. and formerly referred to as the Right or Right-wing, are one of two main political camps inside post-revolutionary Iran, the other being Reformists. The term '' hardliners'' that some western sources use in the Iranian political context usually refers to the faction, although the principlist camp also includes more centrist tendencies. The camp rejects the ''status quo'' internationally, but tends to preserve it domestically. Within Iranian politics, a principlist refers to the conservative supporters of the Supreme Leader of Iran and advocates for protecting the ideological 'principles' of the Islamic Revolution’s early days. According to Hossein Mousavian, "The Principlists constitute the main right-wing/conservative political movement in Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Association Of Physicians Of Iran
Islamic Association of Physicians of Iran ( fa, انجمن اسلامی پزشکان ایران) is an Iranian principlist political party affiliated with the Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader. Members * Shahab od-Din Sadr * Ali Akbar Velayati * Abbas Sheibani Abbas Sheibani ( fa, عباس شیبانی; 12 November 1931 – 22 December 2022) was an Iranian physician, university professor and conservative and principlist politician. He was a founding member of Freedom Movement of Iran and member of Ci ... * Mohammad-Karim Shahrzad * Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi Party leaders 1993–2003 2003–present References Principlist political groups in Iran 1993 establishments in Iran Political parties established in 1993 Medical associations based in Iran {{Iran-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Society Of Students
The Union of Islamic Student Societies ( fa, اتحادیه جامعه اسلامی دانشجویان) also known as the Islamic Society of Students is an Iranian student organization. The organization is officially affiliated with the conservative alliance Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader. It is close to Student Basij Organization and is known for containing the influence of Islamic Association of Students and Office for Strengthening Unity. Student Justice-Seeking Movement and Independent Islamic Association of Students Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independen ... are similar organizations. References {{Authority control Principlist political groups in Iran Student political organisations of Iran Student organizations established in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Society Of Employees
Islamic Society of Employees ( fa, جامعه اسلامی کارمندان) is an Iranian principlist political party affiliated with the Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader ( fa, جبهه پیروان خط امام (ره) و رهبری), formerly known as Islamic Aligned Organizations ( fa, تشکلهای اسلامی همسو) is a Coalition of Iranian .... References Principlist political groups in Iran 1994 establishments in Iran Political parties established in 1994 {{Iran-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Society Of Athletes
Islamic Society of Athletes ( fa, جامعه اسلامی ورزشکاران) is an Iranian principlist political party affiliated with the Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader. Notable members * Hassan Ghafourifard, former head of Physical Education Organization * Mahmoud Mashhoon, chairman of Basketball Federation of Iran * Mostafa Mirsalim, chairman of Lifesaving and Underwater Diving Federation of Iran * Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, former chairman of Amateur Athletics Federation of Iran * Eidi Alijani, former deputy of Asian Athletics Association * Amir-Ahmad Mozaffari, deputy of Physical Education Organization The Physical Education Organization was an effort by the Government of Iran to promote the development of athletics and sporting activities of Iran. It was dissolved in late 2010 and its responsibilities transferred to the Ministry of Sport and Yo ... * Ahmad Nateq-Noori, chairman of Boxing Federation of Iran References Principlist politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Society Of Engineers
The Islamic Society of Engineers (ISE) ( fa, جامعهٔ اسلامی مهندسین, ) is a principlist political organization of engineers in Iran. Formerly one of the parties aligned with the Combatant Clergy Association, it is close to the Islamic Coalition Party, whose decisions they mostly follow. It is questionable whether it is an independent and strong party. The Society was formed at the end of the Iran–Iraq War (1988) with the objective of elevating the Islamic, political, scientific and technical knowledge of the Muslim people of Iran, defending major freedoms such as freedom of expression and gatherings, as well as continued campaign against foreign cultural agents whether Eastern or Western materialism. Members *Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the sixth President of Iran, was an active member since its establishment but turned against the party after presidency. * Mohammad Reza Bahonar, current Secretary-General and former Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran * Manouc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
