Islamic Iran Solidarity Party
Islamic Iran Solidarity Party (Persian: حزب همبستگی ایران اسلامی; Hezb-e Hambastegi-e Iran-e Eslami) is an Iranian reformist political party founded in 1998, by 10 members of Parliament of Iran. The party is a member of Council for coordinating the Reforms Front[4] and publishes newspaper Hambastegi. Ali Asghar Ahmadi is the General Secretary, an office previously held by Ebrahim Asgharzadeh and Mohamadreza Raahchamani.[1] They have supported Mohammad Khatami in 2001 election, Mehdi Karoubi in 2005 and Mir-Hossein Mousavi in 2009.[3]
Islamic Iran Solidarity Party حزب همبستگی ایران اسلامی | |
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| General Secretary | Ali Asghar Ahmadi[1] |
| Deputy General Secretary | Mohammad Salari[1] |
| Deputy of Supreme Council | Abbas Mirza Aboutalebi[1] |
| Founder | Founding board[2]
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| Founded | January 17, 1998[3] |
| Legalised | July 11, 1998[3] |
| Split from | Executives of Construction Party[3] |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Newspaper | Hambastegi[3] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[3] |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Council for coordinating the Reforms Front |
| Tehran City Council | 2 / 21 |
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The party had some 50 seats in the Iranian Parliament during 2000–2004 and its fraction was headed by Qorban-Ali Qandahari.[5]
Platform
The party's platform embraces pluralism and freedom of speech while favouring mixed economy.[3] Its agenda is very similar to those of Islamic Iran Participation Front and the only difference between the two parties seems to be over "personal conflicts for leadership".[6]
Party leaders
| Name | Tenure | Ref |
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| Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani | 1998–2002 | |
| Ebrahim Asgharzadeh | 2002–2006 | |
| Ali Asghar Ahmadi | 2006– |
References
- "برگزاری کنگره حزب همبستگی به تصویب رسید/ قائم مقام دبیرکل حزب انتخاب شد" (in Persian). Fars News Agency. August 1, 2015. 13940510000520. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Mohammad Ali Zandi. "Islamic Iran Solidarity Party" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Iran Report, 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 26 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017
- Masoud Kazemzadeh (2008), "Intra-Elite Factionalism and the 2004 Majles Elections in Iran", Middle Eastern Studies, 44 (2): 189–214, doi:10.1080/00263200701874867 – via Taylor and Francis Online (subscription required)
