United Front of Principlists

United Front of Principlists جبههٔ متحد اصولگرایان
2008 (left) and 2012 (right) campaign logo
Leader	Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (2012)[1]
Spokesperson	Ali Akbar Velayati[2]
Executive Secretary	Shahab od-Din Sadr (2008)[3] Manouchehr Mottaki (2012)[2]
Head of Election Campaign	Alireza Zakani (2012)[2]
Speaker of the Parliament	Ali Larijani
Founded	2008
Dissolved	c. 2015
Merger of	Principlists Pervasive Coalition
Split from	Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran
Succeeded by	Principlists Grand Coalition List of Hope (Moderate faction)
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
National affiliation	Principlists
Slogan	Persian: پروا مکن، بشتاب همت چاره‌ساز است‎‎ "Don't Prudence, Hurry, Effort is Remedial" (2008)[3] Persian: بصیرت و وحدت در سایه ولایت‎‎ "Basirah and Unity Under Wilayat" (2012)[2]
2008 Member Alliances[1]	Front of Followers Transformationalists Pleasant Scent of Servitude
2012 Member Alliances[1]	The Two Societies Front of Followers Transformationalists 'Larijani allies' 'Ghalibaf allies'
8th Parliament	137 / 290 (47%) [4][5]
9th Parliament	133 / 290 (46%) [6]
Website
www.jebhemottahed.ir
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United Front of Principlists (Persian: جبههٔ متحد اصولگرایان‎‎, Jabhah-e Muttahid-e Uṣūlgarāyān) was an Iranian principlist political coalition that contested the 2008 and 2012 legislative elections.

Member groups

2008

• Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader

• • Islamic Coalition Party
  • Islamic Society of Engineers
  • Islamic Society of Majlis sessions representatives
  • Islamic Society of Students
  • Islamic Society of Academics
  • Islamic Society of Physicians
  • Islamic Society of Employees
  • Islamic Society of Athletes
  • Islamic Society of Workers
  • Islamic Society of Educators
  • Zeinab Society
  • Society of Followers of Zeinab
  • Union of Islamic Associations of Guilds and Bazaaris

• Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude
• Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution

2012

• The Two Societies
  • Combatant Clergy Association
  • Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
• Front of Transformationalist Principlists
  • Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution
  • Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution
• Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader

• • Islamic Coalition Party
  • Islamic Society of Engineers
  • Islamic Society of Majlis sessions representatives
  • Islamic Society of Students
  • Islamic Society of Academics
  • Islamic Society of Physicians
  • Islamic Society of Employees
  • Islamic Society of Athletes
  • Islamic Society of Workers
  • Islamic Society of Educators
  • Zeinab Society
  • Society of Followers of Zeinab
  • Union of Islamic Associations of Guilds and Bazaaris

Split groups

• People's Voice
• Insight and Islamic Awakening Front

See also

• Political parties in Iran

References

1. "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. Talebian, Sara (1 March 2012). "جبهه متحد اصولگرایان چیست و چگونه شکل گرفت؟". Khabarnline. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. "سه شعار انتخاباتی دیگر جبهه متحد اصولگرایان اعلام شد". Mehr News Agency. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. "آرايش سياسي جناحها در مجلس هشتم". Jamejam Online. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
5. "نتایج قطعی دور دوم انتخابات مجلس هشتم در 54 حوزه". Farda News. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
6. "تعداد و درصد گرایش سیاسی نمایندگان مجلس نهم". Mizan Online. Retrieved March 10, 2015.