Grand coalition (Iran)
The Grand Coalition | |
|---|---|
| Founders | Ali Khamenei Mehdi Shahabadi |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Preceded by | Coalition of Islamic Parties |
| Ideology | Islamism |
| Religion | Islam |
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]
References
- ^ a b c Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 283. ISBN 1850431981.
- ^ Bayram Sinkaya (2015). The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations. Iranian Studies. Vol. 25. 1317525647. p. 86. ISBN 1317525647.