Party of the Iranian Nation | |
|---|---|
 Header of the party's official organ in 1952 | |
| Secretary-General | Khosrow Seif[1] |
| Founder | Dariush Forouhar |
| Founded | 24 October 1951; 74 years ago (1951-10-24) |
| Split from | Pan-Iranist Party[2] |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[3] tofar-right |
| National affiliation | National Front(1951–1979) |
| Parliament | 0 / 290 |
| Party flag | |
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Party of the Iranian Nation (orNation Party of Iran,Iran Nation Party;Persian:حزب ملت ایران,romanized: Ḥezb-e Mellat-e Irān) is "a small opposition"[4] party inIran advocating establishment of asecular democracy.[5] Although the party is technically illegal, it still operates inside Iran.[5]
Founded in 1951 byDariush Forouhar, the party had a few hundred members, mostly high-school students, and was a member ofNational Front until theIranian Revolution; however, it did not carry much weight in the leadership of the front.[2] The party proposed rebuilding Iran by regaining its lost territories inBahrain,Afghanistan andCaucasia, and its platform was based onanti-capitalism,anti-communism,anti-monarchism,anti-Semitism,anti-Bahá'ísm andanti-clericalism.[2]
Popular among high school students inTehran in the 1950s, the party's membership never exceeded a few hundred people.[6]
| Year | Election | Seats | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Constitutional Assembly | 0 / 73(0%) | |
| 1980 | Parliament | 0 / 290(0%) |
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