Islamic_Iran_Solidarity_Party

Islamic Iran Solidarity Party

Islamic Iran Solidarity Party

Political party in Iran

"Hambastegi Paty" redirects here. For the Afghan party of the same name, see Solidarity Party of Afghanistan.

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]

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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

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References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    Mohammad Ali Zandi. "Islamic Iran Solidarity Party" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. [4]
    "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. [5]
    Iran Report, vol. 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 26 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017
  6. [6]
    Masoud Kazemzadeh (2008), "Intra-Elite Factionalism and the 2004 Majles Elections in Iran", Middle Eastern Studies, 44 (2): 189–214, doi:10.1080/00263200701874867, S2CID 144111986 – via Taylor and Francis Online (subscription required)


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