Grand coalition (Iran) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Houchang E. Chehabi. Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. 283. 1990. 1850431981.
  2. Book: Bayram Sinkaya. The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations. 25. Iranian Studies. 1317525647. 86. 2015. 1317525647.