List of political parties in Iran
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Template:Short description Template:Politics of Iran This article lists political parties in Iran.
The course of faction and party relations
Current composition
Major factions
| Faction | Ideology | Year founded |
Political position | 2024 Iranian presidential election | Legislators | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular | Parliament | Assembly of Experts | Expediency Discernment Council | |||||
| Reformists | Republicanism | 1997 | Centre to centre-left | 16,384,403 (Template:Percentage) | Template:Composition bar | Template:Composition bar | Template:Composition bar | |
| Principlists | Islamism | 1997 | Right-wing to far-right | 13,538,179 (Template:Percentage) | Template:Composition bar | Template:Composition bar | Template:Composition bar | |
Parties active inside Iran
Parliament members
Principlists
- Main active parties
| Party | Logo | Founded | Secretary-General | Political Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combatant Clergy Association | File:Combatant Clergy Association logo.svg | 1977 | Mostafa Pourmohammadi | Right-wing | |
| Front of Islamic Revolution Stability | File:Front of Islamic Revolution Stability logo.svg | 2011 | Sadegh Mahsouli | Far-right | |
| Islamic Coalition Party | File:Islamic Coalition Party logo.svg | 1963 | Asadollah Badamchian | Right-wing | |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution | File:Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution logo.svg | 1997 | Mohammad Javad Ameri | Right-wing |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | File:Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom.svg | 1961 | Hashem Hosseini Bushehri | Right-wing |
| YEKTA Front | 2015 | Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee | Right-wing | ||
- Other parties
| Party | Secretary-General |
|---|---|
| Islamic Society of Engineers | Mohammad-Reza Bahonar |
| Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution | Template:Ill |
| Islamic Association of Physicians | Hossein Ali Shahriari |
| Islamic Society of Employees | Kamal Sajjadi |
| Islamic Society of Athletes | Hassan Ghafourifard |
| Zeynab Society | Azam Haji-Abbasi |
| Association of Islamic Revolution Loyalists | Hassan Ghafourifard |
| Fadayeen of Islam Society | Mohammad-Mehdi Abdekhodaei |
| Development and Justice Party | Mehdi Vakilpour |
| Green Party | Hossein Kanani Moghaddam |
| Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran | Mohammad Saeed Ahadian |
| Modern Thinkers Party of Islamic Iran | Amir Mohebbian |
| Islamic Iran Freedom Party<ref>Template:Citation</ref> | Issa Kakoui |
Reformists
- Main active parties
- Other parties
- Banned parties
| Party | Secretary-General |
|---|---|
| Islamic Iran Participation Front | Mohsen Mirdamadi |
| Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization | Mohammad Salamati |
| The Green Path of Hope | None |
Outlawed parties tolerated inside Iran
| Party | Ideology | Religion | Secretary-General |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Front | Nationalism | Secular | Seyed Hossein Mousavian |
| Iran Party (member of the National Front) | Nationalism | Secular | The party is managed by its central committee<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Party of the Iranian People (member of the National Front) | Left-wing nationalism | Islamic | Mohammadsadeh Maserrat |
| Pan-Iranist Party | Pan-Iranism | Secular | Zahra Gholamipour |
| Nation Party | Pan-Iranism | Secular | Khosrow Seif |
| Movement of Militant Muslims | Socialism | Islamic | Habibollah Peyman |
| Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists | Nationalism | Islamic | None |
| Freedom Movement of Iran | Nationalism | Islamic | Mohammad Tavasoli |
Opposition parties active in exile
Monarchists/Liberal-Conservative
All monarchist organizations are secular and support restoring the Pahlavi dynasty:
| Party | Leader | Base |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Assembly of Iran (Tondar)Template:Cn | Frood Fouladvand | Template:Flag |
| Constitutionalist Party of Iran – Liberal Democrat | Foad Pashaie | Template:Flag |
| National Council of Iran | Reza Pahlavi II | Template:Flag |
| Iran-Novin Party | Dr. Hamed Sheibanyrad | Template:Flag |
Ethnic
Leftists
Others
| Party | Ideology | Leader | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glorious Frontiers PartyTemplate:Cn | Nationalism | Roozbeh Farahanipour | Template:Flag |
| Iranian Secular Democratic Party | Secularism | Esmail Nooriala | Template:Flag |
| Green Party of Iran | Green | Kazem Moussavi | Template:Flag |
| Farashgard | Liberalism | 40 Activists | Template:Flag |
| Social Democratic and Laïc Party of Iran (member of National Front (Iran)) | Social democracy | Farhang Ghasemi | Template:Flag |
Politically active groups
List of parties by political position
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See also
References
Further reading
Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. Template:ISBN
External links
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