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

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Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader (Persian: جبهه پیروان خط امام (ره) و رهبری), formerly known as Islamic Aligned Organizations (Persian: تشکل‌های اسلامی همسو)[3] is a Coalition of Iranian Principlist political groups. The group which consists of a wide range of traditional conservative parties, is active since administration of Mohammad Khatami, and is aligned with The Two Societies.[4]

The coalition was the main conservative electoral list for the 2000 Iranian legislative election,[5] but became part of United Front of Conservatives' list for the 2008 and 2012 legislative elections.[4]

They endorsed 31 candidates for the City Council of Tehran in the 2013 Iranian local elections,[6] only Abbas Sheybani was able to win a seat.

Parties

The members of the coalition include:[1][4]

Leaders

Early Heads
Name Tenure Ref
Habibollah Asgaroladi 1990s
Mohammad-Reza Bahonar ?–2004 [7]
Spokespersons
Name Tenure Ref
Mohammad-Reza Bahonar 2000 [8]

Presidents
Name Tenure Ref
Habibollah Asgaroladi 2004–2013 [7]
Mohammad-Reza Bahonar 2013–
First Vice-Presidents
Name Tenure Ref
Hassan Ghafourifard 2004–2007 [9]
Mohammad-Reza Bahonar 2007–2013
Asadollah Badamchian 2013–
Second Vice-Presidents
Name Tenure Ref
Mohsen Kouhkan 2004–2012 [9]
Manouchehr Mottaki 2012–2013
Hassan Ghafourifard 2013–
Spokespersons
Name Tenure Ref
Manouchehr Mottaki 2004–2005 [10]
Kamal Sajjadi 2005– [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "جبهه پیروان امام (ره) و رهبری، ائتلاف اکثریت اصولگرایان" (in Persian). Parsine. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ "جبهه پیروان خط امام و رهبری لیست نامزدهای مورد حمایت خود در انتخابات مجلس را منتشر کرد", Khabaronline, 8 February 2016, retrieved 1 August 2016
  3. ^ Moslem, Mehdi (2002), Factional Politics in Post-Khomeini Iran, Syracuse University Press, p. 53, ISBN 9780815629788
  4. ^ a b c "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ Elections held in 2000 IPU
  6. ^ "فهرست جبهه پیروان برای شورای شهر" (in Persian). Entekhab. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b "عسگراولادی رئیس جبهه پیروان خط امام و رهبری شد" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ^ "نخستین ائتلاف انتخاباتی راستگرایان تشکیل شد". Hamshahri (in Persian) (2013). 26 December 1999. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  9. ^ a b "سخنگوی جبهه پیروان خط امام و رهبری: کشور به وحدت و انسجام نیاز دارد" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. ^ "سخنگوی برای جبهه پیروان خط امام و رهبری: اصلاحات باید در قوه قضائیه ادامه یابد" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. ^ "انتخاب سخنگوی جدید برای جبهه پیروان خط امام و رهبری" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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