Summit of Freethinkers Party explained

Summit of Freethinkers
Native Name:حزب چکاد آزاداندیشان
Native Name Lang:fa
Colorcode:
  1. FDBB30
Leader1 Title:Spiritual leader
Leader1 Name:Abdollah Jassbi[1]
General Secretary:Mohammad Sadegh Mahdavi
Spokesperson:Kamran Daneshjoo
Slogan:Freedom, Justice, Security, and Development[2]
Ideology:Conservatism[3]
Newspaper:Afarinesh
National:Principlists[4]
Position:Centre-right
Country:Iran

Freethinkers' Pinnacle Party or Summit of Freethinkers[2] [5] or Freethinkers Front[6] (Persian: حزب چکاد آزاداندیشان, Chekad-e Azadandishan)[6] is an Iranian principalist political party founded in 2000, mostly by Islamic Azad University academics.[1] They competed in the 2000 Iranian legislative election and were able to gain some success.[6] In 2001 and 2005 presidential elections, they supported Abdollah Jassbi and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani respectively. In 2009 presidential election, the party did not support any candidates, but invited people to vote. They also have endorsed The two Societies' electoral list for the Assembly of Experts elections in 2006.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fa. همایش چکاد آزاداندیشان. Hamvatan. 21 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Mottos, the society's pulse, and a question . Payvand. September 17, 2015. February 14, 2000. Ali Asghar Kimiai.
  3. Web site: fa. Iran Report: May 14, 2001. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. May 14, 2001. September 17, 2015.
  4. Web site: fa. چكاد آزاد انديشان از ليست جامعتين حمايت مي‌كند. Fars News Agency. 8509110207. 21 August 2015.
  5. Book: Haddad Adel. Gholamali. Elmi. Mohammad Jafar. Taromi-Rad. Hassan. Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. 31 August 2012 . EWI Press. 9781908433022. 23.
  6. Book: A Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East. Europa Publications. September 17, 2015. February 14, 2000. David Seddon . 132. 0-203-40992-2.
  7. Web site: fa. Freethinkers Pinnacle Party. Baqir al-Ulum Research Institute. 21 August 2015. Mohammad Ali Zandi.