The Iran Novin Party () was a

royalist A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of gove ...

political party in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

and the country's

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for more than a decade, controlling both

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and the

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from 1964 to 1975. The People's Party was regarded as its main opposition. The party was "indistinguishable from the state", i.e. a

party of power The term "party of power" refers to a political party that has a close relationship with the executive branch of government such that the party appears to function as an extension of the executive rather than as an autonomous political organizat ...

, with no coherent ideology or agenda. It was the main reason to deny opportunities to seek a popular following through nationalist or socialist appeals, although its pragmatism and opportunism were advantageous in recruiting. It comprised technocrats and former civil servants; supported the Court (probably having been initiated by it), identifying with the policies of

the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution, which ...

and self-proclaimed its role as "guardian" of the

White Revolution The White Revolution () or the Shah and People Revolution () was a far-reaching series of reforms to aggressively modernize the Pahlavi Iran, Imperial State of Iran launched on 26 January 1963 by the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and ended with ...

(''Pāsdār-e Enqelāb''). This party was active from 1963 to 1975. In 1975, the Shah ordered the dissolution of all parties. According to the order of

Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution, which ...

, all parties should be merged into a single party called

Rastakhiz Party The Party of Resurrection of the Iranian Nation (), or simply the Rastakhiz Party (), was Iran's sole legal political party from 2 March 1975 until 1 November 1978, founded by Mohammad Reza Shah. History Founded under the government of Pr ...

. Some time after the

1979 revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

, Mohammad Reza Shah wrote in his book ''

Answer to History ''Answer to History'' (French: Réponse à l'histoire; Persian: پاسخ به تاریخ) is a memoir written by the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, shortly after his overthrow in 1979 by Islamic revolution. The book was originally writ ...

'' that the dissolution of parties was a wrong move.

Hassan Ali Mansour Hasan Ali Mansur (‎; 13 April 1923 – 26 January 1965) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran, Prime Minister from 1964 to 1965. He served during the White Revolution of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlav ...

and

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (; 18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also ...

were two of the most famous leaders of this party.

Electoral history

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Local councils

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