The Eponym Group ( fa, گروه همنام; ''Hamnam'') was an electoral list for the
1980 Iranian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 13 March 1980, with a second round on 9 May. They were the first elections to the Majlis since the overthrow of the Shah, and were contested to a considerable degree on a party basis.
It resulted in a ...
claiming "it would choose its candidates based on merit without regard to party affiliation".
Close to the
Freedom Movement, the group formed a minority in the parliament with approximately 15 to 23 seats.
Due to internal conflicts, the
Freedom Movement did not issue a list but its members were included in the Eponym list. The list had members of
Freedom Movement,
JAMA and
Islamic Republican Party
The Islamic Republican Party (IRP; fa, حزب جمهوری اسلامی, Ḥezb-e Jomhūrī-e Eslāmī, also translated Islamic Republic Party) formed in 1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini establish theocracy in Iran. ...
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Election results
References
1980 establishments in Iran
Electoral lists for Iranian legislative election, 1980
Freedom Movement of Iran
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