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Political Parties, Groupings and Coalitions

In the run-up to the election we're seeing a maze of groups, sort-of-parties and coalitions forming and reforming. This is an attempt - probably doomed - to sort them out.

Name Description Members, candidates, (sources)

ACC Assembly of Combatant Clergy, AKA: Association of Combatant Clergymen (MRM: Majema'-e rouhaniyoun-e Mobarez) reform split off of SCC; formed in 1988; Salam was official publication; Bayan associated with group. secy gen: Hojjatoleslam Mehdi Karubi
council member: Rasoul Montajabnia
did not list Rafsanjani
founders: Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari, Mohammad Khatami.
(ID 1/30/00 p.1) (IDO 1/29 p.3)

SCC Society of Combatant Clergy, AKA: Association of Militant Clergymen (JRM: Jam'e-e Rouhaniyat-e Mobarez) conservative; formed in 1979. Council members: Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani, Rafsanjani, Mohammad Yazdi, Ali Nateq-Nouri and others.
(ID 12/5/99 p1)

PIL Coalition of followers of Iman's Line and Leadership (see next) coalition including: Islamic Society of Engineers, The Islamic Association of Physicians, the Islamic Coalition Society, the Islamic Revolution Women's Society, the Islamic Women's Society Hashemi Rafsanjani
(ID 12/26/99 p. 1)

FIL Followers of the Path of the Iman and the Leader, AKA Coalition of the Line of the Iman and the Guide conservative Spokesperson: Mohammad-Reza Bahonar Rafsanjani on ticket (IDO 1/12/00 R)

M23 May 23 front (2nd of Khordad Front) coalition of 18 reform parties including ACC, OFU, Islamic Assembly of Women, IIPF, SR, Islamic Association of University Instructors. (ID 12/13/99 p.1)

ICS Islamic Coalition Society Dates to anti-monarchist group of businessman. Shoma is official journal, Resalat is closely affiliated. Prominent members: Askar-Owladi, Mohsen Rafiqdoust.
(ID 1/29 p.1)

IFM Islamic Freedom Movement banned secy gen: Ebrahim Yazdi (rejected)

ISE Islamic Society of Engineers Conservative? Pro-Rafsanjani? Official publication is Jaam. Morteza Nabavi (ID 1/10/00 p.2)
Hassan Ghafour-Fard
(Id 1/29 p. 1)

IIPF Islamic Iran Participation Front (Party) Reform. Wants more accelerated reform.
Mohsen Rezaei, former secy. Expediency Council
central council member: Rajabali Mazrouei (ID 1/18 p.2)
candidates: Mehdi Karubi, Ali-Reza Nuri (IDO 2/8 p2) Mohammad-Reza Khatami, brother of president (IDO 1/12/00)
Revised Tehran slate includes 6 clerics, 6 women. 1: Mohammad-Reza Khatami, 16: Mehdi Karubi Jamileh Kadivar (wife of culture Min Mohajerani) (IDO 2/9 p. 3)

II Independence of Iran (P 12/10/99)

IISP Islamic Iran Solidarity Party secy. gen: Mohammad Reza Rahchamani

LIP Labor Islamic Party Reform. Anti-Rafsanjani? Spokesperson: Tehran MP (Ms.) Soheila Jelodar-Zadeh. (ID 1/6/00 p. 1)

MDP Moderation and Development Party
Mohammad Baqer Nowbakht Haghghi, spokesperson
Mohammod Eslam Shushtari, minister of Justice
Hossein Kamali, labor ministror
Mohammad Alk Sheikh, MP from Shushtar
(ID 12/16/99 p. 1)

MIRO Mujahedin of Islamic Revolution Organization

JRM Jameah Ruhaniyat Mobarez (see IIPP) Mohsen Rezaei, former secy. Expediency Council
(TT 12/16/99 p. 6)

OFU Office to foster Unity part of May 23 front, reform

PF Participation Front (see IIPP)

SR Servants of Reconstruction (Kargozaran) Centerist.
Rafsanjain on ticket (ID 1/16 p.1)
(IPS 12/11/99)

Sources

ID - Iran Daily
IPS - Iran Press Service
P - Payvand
TT - Tehran Times
Y - Yahoo News

	Name	Description	Members, candidates, (sources)
ACC	Assembly of Combatant Clergy, AKA: Association of Combatant Clergymen (MRM: Majema'-e rouhaniyoun-e Mobarez)	reform split off of SCC; formed in 1988; Salam was official publication; Bayan associated with group.	secy gen: Hojjatoleslam Mehdi Karubi council member: Rasoul Montajabnia did not list Rafsanjani founders: Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari, Mohammad Khatami. (ID 1/30/00 p.1) (IDO 1/29 p.3)
SCC	Society of Combatant Clergy, AKA: Association of Militant Clergymen (JRM: Jam'e-e Rouhaniyat-e Mobarez)	conservative; formed in 1979.	Council members: Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani, Rafsanjani, Mohammad Yazdi, Ali Nateq-Nouri and others. (ID 12/5/99 p1)
PIL	Coalition of followers of Iman's Line and Leadership (see next)	coalition including: Islamic Society of Engineers, The Islamic Association of Physicians, the Islamic Coalition Society, the Islamic Revolution Women's Society, the Islamic Women's Society	Hashemi Rafsanjani (ID 12/26/99 p. 1)
FIL	Followers of the Path of the Iman and the Leader, AKA Coalition of the Line of the Iman and the Guide	conservative	Spokesperson: Mohammad-Reza Bahonar Rafsanjani on ticket (IDO 1/12/00 R)
M23	May 23 front (2nd of Khordad Front)	coalition of 18 reform parties including ACC, OFU, Islamic Assembly of Women, IIPF, SR, Islamic Association of University Instructors.	(ID 12/13/99 p.1)
ICS	Islamic Coalition Society	Dates to anti-monarchist group of businessman. Shoma is official journal, Resalat is closely affiliated.	Prominent members: Askar-Owladi, Mohsen Rafiqdoust. (ID 1/29 p.1)
IFM	Islamic Freedom Movement	banned	secy gen: Ebrahim Yazdi (rejected)
ISE	Islamic Society of Engineers	Conservative? Pro-Rafsanjani? Official publication is Jaam.	Morteza Nabavi (ID 1/10/00 p.2) Hassan Ghafour-Fard (Id 1/29 p. 1)
IIPF	Islamic Iran Participation Front (Party)	Reform. Wants more accelerated reform.	Mohsen Rezaei, former secy. Expediency Council central council member: Rajabali Mazrouei (ID 1/18 p.2) candidates: Mehdi Karubi, Ali-Reza Nuri (IDO 2/8 p2) Mohammad-Reza Khatami, brother of president (IDO 1/12/00) Revised Tehran slate includes 6 clerics, 6 women. 1: Mohammad-Reza Khatami, 16: Mehdi Karubi Jamileh Kadivar (wife of culture Min Mohajerani) (IDO 2/9 p. 3)
II	Independence of Iran		(P 12/10/99)
IISP	Islamic Iran Solidarity Party		secy. gen: Mohammad Reza Rahchamani
LIP	Labor Islamic Party	Reform. Anti-Rafsanjani?	Spokesperson: Tehran MP (Ms.) Soheila Jelodar-Zadeh. (ID 1/6/00 p. 1)
MDP	Moderation and Development Party		Mohammad Baqer Nowbakht Haghghi, spokesperson Mohammod Eslam Shushtari, minister of Justice Hossein Kamali, labor ministror Mohammad Alk Sheikh, MP from Shushtar (ID 12/16/99 p. 1)
MIRO	Mujahedin of Islamic Revolution Organization
JRM	Jameah Ruhaniyat Mobarez (see IIPP)		Mohsen Rezaei, former secy. Expediency Council (TT 12/16/99 p. 6)
OFU	Office to foster Unity	part of May 23 front, reform
PF	Participation Front (see IIPP)
SR	Servants of Reconstruction (Kargozaran)	Centerist.	Rafsanjain on ticket (ID 1/16 p.1) (IPS 12/11/99)