Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader

Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader
جبهه پیروان خط امام (ره) و رهبری
President Mohammad-Reza Bahonar
First Secretary Asadollah Badamchian[1]
Secretary Manouchehr Mottaki
Spokesperson Seyed Kamal Sajjadi[1]
Founder Habibollah Asgaroladi
Student wing Islamic Society of Students
Women's wing Zeynab Society
Political position Right wing
Religion Shia Islam
National affiliation Principlists
International affiliation None
Alliance
Parliament[2]
68 / 290
City Council of Tehran
1 / 31

Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader (Persian: جبهه پیروان خط امام (ره) و رهبری), formerly known as Islamic Aligned Organizations (Persian: تشکل‌های اسلامی همسو)[3] is a Coalition of Iranian Principlist political groups. The group which consists of a wide range of traditional conservative parties, is active since administration of Mohammad Khatami, and is aligned with The two Societies.[4]

The coalition was the main conservative electoral list for the Iranian legislative election, 2000,[5] but became part of United Front of Conservatives' list for the 2008 and 2012 legislative elections.[4]

They endorsed 31 candidates for the City Council of Tehran in the Iranian local elections, 2013,[6] only Abbas Sheybani was able to win a seat.

Parties

The members of the coalition include:[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "جبهه پیروان امام (ره) و رهبری، ائتلاف اکثریت اصولگرایان" (in Persian). Parsine. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. "جبهه پیروان خط امام و رهبری لیست نامزدهای مورد حمایت خود در انتخابات مجلس را منتشر کرد", Khabaronline, 8 February 2016, retrieved 1 August 2016
  3. Moslem, Mehdi (2002), Factional Politics in Post-Khomeini Iran, Syracuse University Press, p. 53, ISBN 9780815629788
  4. 1 2 3 "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. Elections held in 2000 IPU
  6. "فهرست جبهه پیروان برای شورای شهر" (in Persian). Entekhab. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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