Grand coalition (Iran)
The Grand Coalition | |
|---|---|
| Founders |
Ali Khamenei Mehdi Shahabadi |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Ideology | Islamism |
| Religion | Islam |
The Grand Coalition (Persian: ائتلاف بزرگ) was the political alliance of Islamist groups contesting in the Iranian legislative election, 1980, led by Islamic Republican Party.[1] Various small fundamentalist groups joined the alliance.[1]
Other notable groups in the alliance include Combatant Clergy Association, Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, Islamic Coalition Societies and Islamic Association of Teachers.[2]
The coalition won the elections, especially in the provinces and dominated the parliament.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 283. ISBN 1850431981.
- ↑ Bayram Sinkaya (2015). The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations. Iranian Studies. 25. 1317525647. p. 86. ISBN 1317525647.
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