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Moderate Socialists () or simply Moderates Party (), was a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in Qajari
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and one of the two major parties of the constitutional period alongside its parliamentary rival Social Democratic PartyDemocrat Party. It was Iran's first
right-wing Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property ...
political party.


Members

The party membership consisted largely of landowners, constitutionalist ulema and bazaaris. It espoused the traditional middle-class and landed aristocracy. Notable members and supporters were: * Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai * Sayyed Abdullah Behbahani * Ali-Mohammad Dawlatabadi * Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni * Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma * Abolqasem Naser al-Molk * Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda * Mohammad Mossadegh


Views

The party claimed to uphold the principles of
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, proposing military, judicial, and economic reforms, as well as strengthening the
constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions. ...
, convening the Senate, protecting
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, private property, limitation of the work week and wages in accordance with work performed, and prohibition of child labor. It also expressed support for freedom of association and
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.


Parliament election results


References

Political parties established in 1909 Political parties disestablished in 1918 Political parties in Qajar Iran Conservative parties in Iran {{iran-party-stub