The Grand Coalition | |
Foundation: | 1980 |
Ideology: | Islamism |
Founders: | Ali Khamenei Mehdi Shahabadi |
Predecessor: | Coalition of Islamic Parties |
Religion: | Islam |
Country: | Iran |
The Grand Coalition (Persian: ائتلاف بزرگ) was the political alliance of Islamist groups contesting in the 1980 Iranian legislative election, led by the Islamic Republican Party.[1] Various small fundamentalist groups joined the alliance.[1]
Other notable groups in the alliance include Combatant Clergy Association, Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, Islamic Coalition Societies and Islamic Association of Teachers.[2]
The coalition won the elections, especially in the provinces and dominated the parliament.[1]