Nation Party of Iran
Small secular opposition party in Iran
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Party of the Iranian Nation (or Nation Party of Iran, Iran Nation Party; Persian: حزب ملت ایران, romanized: Ḥezb-e Mellat-e Irān) is a small opposition[4] party in Iran advocating for the establishment of a secular democracy.[5] Although the party is technically illegal, it still operates inside Iran.[5]
Party of the Iranian Nation | |
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 Header of the party's official organ in 1952 | |
| Secretary-General | Khosrow Seif[1] |
| Founder | Dariush Forouhar |
| Founded | 24 October 1951 |
| Split from | Pan-Iranist Party[2] |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[3] |
| National affiliation | National Front (1951–1979) |
| Parliament | 0 / 290
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Founded in 1951 by Dariush Forouhar, the party had a few hundred members, mostly high-school students, and was a member of National Front until the Iranian Revolution; however, it did not carry much weight in the leadership of the front.[2] The party proposed rebuilding Iran by regaining its lost territories in Bahrain, Afghanistan and Caucasia. The party's platform ideologically consisted of the following elements: anti-capitalism; anti-communism; anti-monarchism; anti-Semitism; anti-Bahá'ísm; anti-clericalism.[2]
Popular among high school students in Tehran in the 1950s, the party's membership never exceeded a few hundred people.[6]
Electoral history
| Year | Election | Seats | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Constitutional Assembly | 0 / 73(0%) |
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| 1980 | Parliament | 0 / 290(0%) |
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