Iranian reformists

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Iranian reformists, or the Reforms Front (Persian: جبههٔ اصلاحات) also known as 2nd of Khordad Front (Persian: جبهه دوم خرداد which refers to the date of Khatami's landslide election victory in the Iranian Calendar) are a group of political parties and organizations in Iran who supported Mohammad Khatami in his run for presidency in 1997.

[edit] 'Reform' movement (1997-2005)

2nd of Khordad Movement is a term that usually refers not only to the political parties of the reforms front, but to anyone who was a supporter of the 1997 reform programs of Khatami. The reforms front consists of several political parties, some of the most famous of which include:

• Islamic Iran Participation Front: Key figures are Mohammad Reza Khatami, Saeed Hajjarian, Alireza Alavitabar, Abbas Abdi, Mohsen Safaie-Farahani, Mohsen Aminzadeh, and Mostafa Tajzadeh.
• Militant Clerics Society (Majma'e Rowhaniyoon-e Mobarez): Key figures are Mohammad Khatami, Hadi Khamenei, Majead Ansari, Mohammad Tavassoli, and Mohammad Mousavi-Khoinihaa.
• Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (Sazman-e Mojahedin-e Enghelab-e Eslami): Key figures are Behzad Nabavi, Mohsen Armin, Mohammad Salevati, and Feyzollah Arabsorkhi.

The front is coordinated by the Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front.