Coalition of the Oppressed and Deprived

Coalition of the Oppressed and Deprived
ائتلاف مستضعفين و محرومين
Political position Left-wing
Religion Islam
Alliance of

Coalition of the Oppressed and Deprived (Persian: ائتلاف مستضعفين و محرومين) was the political alliance of three Iranian Islamic leftist groups contesting in the Iranian legislative election, 1988. Coalition members were Islamic Association of Teachers, Worker House and Office for Strengthening Unity.[1]

The coalition's list for Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr had 25 shared candidates (out of 30) with Association of Combatant Clerics, while they had 9 shared candidates with the Combatant Clergy Association's list.[2]

After the elections, their MPs were allied with Association of Combatant Clerics and formed the largest bloc in the parliament.[3]

Ideology

The coalition claimed advocating Islamism, social equality, simple living, technocracy and egalitarianism.[2]

References

  1. Beheshti, Ebrahim (4 January 2016) [14 Dey 1394]. "گزارش "ایران" از صف‌آرایی گروه‌های سیاسی در ۹ دوره انتخابات مجلس" (in Persian) (6116). Iran. 109221. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Zandi, Mohammad Ali. "3rd Islamic Consultative Assembly elections" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Institute. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. Zandi, Mohammad Ali. "3rd term of Islamic Consultative Assembly" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Institute. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
Preceded by
Leftist parliamentary coalition
1988
Succeeded by
Coalition of Imam's Line groups
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