Moderate Socialists ( fa, اجتماعیون اعتدالیون, Ejtemāʿīyūn-e eʿtedālīyūn) or simply Moderates Party ( fa, فرقه اعتدالیون), was a

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in Qajari

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and one of the two major parties of the constitutional period alongside its parliamentary rival

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– Democrat Party. It was Iran's first

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political party.

Members

The party membership consisted largely of landowners, constitutionalist

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and

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s. It espoused the traditional

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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 Allameh Ali Akbar Dehkhodā ( fa, علی‌اکبر دهخدا; 1879–March 9, 1956) was a prominent Iranian linguist and lexicographer. He was the author of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, the most extensive dictionary of the Persian language ...

Mohammad Mossadegh Mohammad Mosaddegh ( fa, محمد مصدق, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of ...

Views

The party claimed to uphold the principles of

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, proposing military, judicial, and economic reforms, as well as strengthening the

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, convening the

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, protecting

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, limitation of the work week and wages in accordance with work performed, and prohibition of

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. It also expressed support for

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and

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Parliament election results

References

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