Union of Islamic Iran People Party

Union of Islamic Iran People Party
حزب اتحاد ملت ايران اسلامي
General Secretary Ali Shakouri-Rad[1]
Founded August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)
1st Congress[1]
Legalised April 20, 2015[2]
by Ministry of Interior
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Ideology Reformism[3]
pro-Democracy[3]
pro-Liberty[3]
Religion Islam
National affiliation Iranian reform movement
International affiliation None
Colors      Sky Blue
Spiritual predecessor Islamic Iran Participation Front
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Union of Islamic Iran People Party[lower-alpha 1] (Persian: حزب اتحاد ملت ایران اسلامی‎‎) is an Iranian reformist political party founded in 2015.[4]

Establishment

In January 2015, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Interior that it has received a request for a permit to establish a new political party. The reformists carried out some six similar initiatives for party formation in the past six months.[6] It was officially given permission on April 20, 2015.[2]

Members

Most members of the party are former members of Islamic Iran Participation Front, banned in 2009.[1] The party was accused of being a "front" for the banned Islamic Iran Participation Front,[2][5] which was tacitly denied by the party.[3]

Central council of the party consists of 30 members, including Gholamreza Ansari, Hamidreza Jalaeipour, Fatemeh Rakeei and Jalal Jalalizadeh. Emadaddin Khatami, son of Mohammad Khatami is also a member.[7]

Elections

The party intends to take part in the Iranian legislative election, 2016.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Transliterated Hezb-e Ettehad-e Mellat-e Iran-e Eslami. The official name in English is "Union of Islamic Iran People Party",[1] however it is alternatively called "Iranian National Unity Party",[4] "Union of the Islamic Nation of Iran Party"[5] and "Islamic Iran's People's Alliance"[6] by media.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "New reformist party meets". Islamic Republic News Agency. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "نارضایتی محافظه کاران در ایران از تشکیل یک 'حزب اصلاح طلب' جدید - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "شکوری راد: اتحاد ملت، نام مستعار هیچ حزبی نیست/براندازان در اصلاح طلبی نمی گنجند" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Iran's reformists cautiously optimistic about new parties". Financial Times. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "New Iranian reformist party elects leader". Radio Zamaneh. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 Philip Ingram (6 January 2015). "Regional Intelligence to 06 January 2015". securitymiddleeast.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "اعضای شورای مرکزی حزب اتحاد ملت مشخص شدند" (in Persian). Iranian Labour News Agency. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.


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