Islamic Coalition Party حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی | |
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| Secretary-General | Asadollah Badamchian |
| Spiritual leader | Ruhollah Khomeini(deceased)[1] |
| Deputy Secretary-General | Mohammad-Ali Amani |
| Head of Central Council | Mostafa Mir-Salim |
| Political deputy | Mohammad-Kazem Anbarlouei |
| Founded | April 1963; 62 years ago (1963-04)[2] |
| Legalised | December 11, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-12-11)[3] |
| Headquarters | Tehran,Iran |
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| Guild wing | Union of Islamic Associations of Guilds and Bazaaris[4] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | |
| Continental affiliation | International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)[10] |
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| Colors | Islamic green |
| Parliament | 3 / 290 |
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TheIslamic Coalition Party[a] (ICP;Persian:حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی,romanized: ḥezb-e moʾtalefe-ye eslāmi) is aconservative political party inIran.
The ICP is the pivotal organization withinFront of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader and is considered alay ally of the influentialCombatant Clergy Association.[11] Though still very active and influential, the organization experienced a gradual elimination from political power after rise of new conservative rivals in the 2000s[12][1] and some analysts dismiss it as something of a dinosaur heading for extinction.[13]
One of the oldest among the active parties in Iran, the coalition represents older generations of conservatives,[9] and its main base of support is amongbazaari merchants and shopkeepers inGrand Bazaar of Tehran and other cities,petite bourgeoisie, and traditionalist clerics.[5][6][12] It is probably the only political organization in Iran which possesses an organic relation with such a social base.[1]
Morteza Motahhari member of the Party was from 1978 until 1979, the Chairman (Head) of theCouncil of the Islamic Revolution. Since 1979, ICP members have held high government offices[4] and are influential players in theeconomy of Iran, dominatingIran Chamber of Commerce Industries and Mines (ICCIM)[14][1] and having "a say in the appointment of theminister of commerce".[5] The party has also interactions withMostazafan Foundation,Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation andMashhad-basedAstan Quds Razavi.[14]
The ICP is affiliated withparochial schools for boys and girls.[9]
The ICP played a vital role in the success of theIranian Revolution.[1] Following the revolution, it reduced its activities many members joined theIslamic Republic Party as leading members, resuming its activities after the latter's dissolution in 1987.[12][1] The party had some 90 parliamentary seats in 2006, according toMohsen Sazegara.[15]
The ICP has an office for its international affairs headed by Mehdi Soli,[16] succeedingHamidreza Taraghi.[17] The party held a forum on unity of Islamic parties in 2015, participated byHezbollah among others.[18] It sent congratulations to the12th National Congress of theCommunist Party of Vietnam[19] and also maintains good relations with theChinese Communist Party,[20] as well as theWorkers' Party of Korea andgovernment of North Korea.[21]
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