Joint Electoral list of IRP and ICS for 1980 legislative election

The Grand Coalition () was the

political alliance A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who a ...

of Islamist groups contesting in the 1980 Iranian legislative election, led by the

Islamic Republican Party The Islamic Republican Party (IRP; , also translated Islamic Republic Party) was formed in 1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini in their goal to establish theocracy in Iran. It was disbanded in 1987 due to internal confl ...

. Various small

fundamentalist Fundamentalism is a tendency among certain groups and individuals that are characterized by the application of a strict literal interpretation to scriptures, dogmas, or ideologies, along with a strong belief in the importance of distinguishin ...

groups joined the alliance. Other notable groups in the alliance include

Combatant Clergy Association The Combatant Clergy Association () 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 ...

, Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, Islamic Coalition Societies and Islamic Association of Teachers. The coalition won the elections, especially in the provinces and dominated the parliament.

References

1980 establishments in Iran Defunct political party alliances in Iran Electoral lists for Iranian legislative election, 1980 Khomeinist groups {{iran-party-stub