Islamic Iran Participation Front جبهه مشارکت ایران اسلامی | |
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| General Secretary | Mohsen Mirdamadi |
| Spokesperson | Hossein Kashefi |
| Founded | December 5, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-12-05)[1] |
| Legalised | February 19, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-02-19)[2] |
| Banned | April 2010 |
| Headquarters | Tehran,Iran |
| Newspaper | Mosharekat(Official) Unofficial: Eqbal Sobh-e Emrooz Jame'e Toos Neshat Khordad |
| Ideology | Reformism Islamic democracy[3] Islamic liberalism[3] |
| Political position | Big tent[4] |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Council for coordinating the Reforms Front |
| Continental affiliation | International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)[5] |
| Slogan | Iran for all Iranians |
| Spiritual successor | Union of Islamic Iran People Party[6] |
TheIslamic Iran Participation Front (Persian:جبهه مشارکت ایران اسلامی;Jebheye Mosharekate Iran-e Eslaami) was areformist politicalparty inIran. It was sometimes described as the most dominant member within the2nd of Khordad Front.[7]
The party took 189 of the 290 seats (65%) in the SixthMajlis.[8]
In the aftermath of theGreen Movement protests, its license was revoked and the party was subsequently barred from contesting elections.[9]
Founded in late 1998,[10] the main motto of the IIPF is "Iran for all Iranians" (Persian:ایران برای همه ایرانیان).[3] While still backingIslam, thestate religion of Iran, the party is among the evangelizers ofdemocracy in Iran. Some members of the front however belong to different factions and ideologies, as described bySaeed Hajjarian it is "the party of between the two Abbas" (Persian:حزب بینالعباسین, referring to the gap between right-wingerAbbas Duzduzani and left-wingerAbbas Abdi).[11]
It was led by formerSecretary-General of the party,Mohammad Reza Khatami (the brother ofMohammad Khatami, the fifthPresident of Iran) before the election ofMohsen Mirdamadi as newSecretary-General in 9th congress.
In 2004, Mohammad Reza Khatami, along with other prominent members such asElaheh Koulaei,Mohsen Mirdamadi, andAli Shakouri-Rad were barred from standing in theparliament elections by theCouncil of Guardians.
In spring of 2005, this party supportedMostafa Moin in the presidential election together with its unofficial dailyEqbal which was disestablished in July 2005.[3]
The decision center of the party is the Central Council, which has thirty members. Some of the members include:[4]
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Following2009 post-poll protests, the government suspended the party along with theMojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization in April 2010.[12] A few weeks later in March,Iranian Judiciary banned the party and closed down its office when it had scheduled to hold its annual meeting. The party called the action "an illegal act".[13] In October, the party declared that Branch 27 of Tehran General Court overturned the decision of theMinistry of Interior's Article 10 Commission, responsible for licensing political parties in Iran.[14]On 27 September 2010, prosecutor-general told press that the party is dissolved and not allowed to have any activities. The party announced it had received no notification of any such court verdict and thus could not be enforced, calling for a chance to appeal.[15] In November 2011, the interior ministry declared that the party is unable to run for parliament seats in the2012 elections because its license is revoked.[16]
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