YEKTA Front
Political party in Iran
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The Front of Comrades for the Effectiveness and Transformation of Islamic Iran[1] (Persian: جبهه یاران کارآمدی و تحول ایران اسلامی, Jibeheh-e Yarân-e Karâmid-e vâ Tehul 'Iran), known by the backronym YEKTA Front (Persian: جبهه یکتا, Jibeheh Ikta, meaning Unique[1]) is an Iranian principlist political group, formed in 2015. Founders of the group are former cabinet ministers, former members of parliament and other former officials close to Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[1]
Front of Comrades for the Effectiveness and Transformation of Islamic Iran جبههٔ یاران کارآمدی و تحول ایران اسلامی | |
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| Abbreviation | YEKTA[1] |
| General Secretary | Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee |
| Spokesperson | Mohammad Hosseini[1] |
| Founded | June 15, 2015 Formation declared |
| Legalised | Not legalised[1] |
| Preceded by | Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude[2] |
| Ideology | Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists[1] |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | Principlists[1] |
| Islamic Consultative Assembly | 1 / 290 |
