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Quintuple Coalition
The Quintuple Coalition refers to the electoral alliance of five revolutionary groups contesting in the 1979 Iranian Constitutional Convention election. The groups in coalition had Islamic and Radical politics, radical orientations. After the elections, the coalition sent an open letter to Ruhollah Khomeini and complained about "Electoral fraud, fraud". Parties in coalition The five groups were: * JAMA (Iranian Party), Revolutionary Movement of Muslim People of Iran (JAMA), led by Kazem Sami * People's Mujahedin of Iran, People's Mujahedin Organization (MEK), led by Massoud Rajavi * Movement of Militant Muslims (MMM), led by Habibollah Peyman * The Movement for Liberty, led by Asghar Sayyed Javadi – it was a newly-established and relatively small group that belonged to the Centrism, center * Islamic Organization of Council (SASH), led by Habibollah Ashouri – The group was only briefly active in 1979 Candidates On 18 July 1979, the coalition presented its candidates for al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical Politics
Radical politics denotes the intent to transform or replace the principles of a society or political system, often through social change, structural change, revolution or radical reform. The process of adopting radical views is termed radicalisation. The word derives from the Latin ("root") and Late Latin ("of or pertaining to the root, radical"). Historically, political use of the term referred exclusively to a form of progressivism, progressive electoral reformism, now known as classical radicalism, that had developed in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. However, the denotation has changed since its 18th century coinage to comprehend the entire political spectrum, though retaining the connotation of "change at the root". History The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces usage of 'radical' in a political context to 1783. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' records the first political usage of 'radical' as ascribed to Charles James Fox, a Whigs (British political par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |