Coalition of the Oppressed and Deprived ( fa, ائتلاف مستضعفين و محرومين) was the

political alliance A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies. International terms Equivalent terms are used differ ...

of three Iranian

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...

leftist Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

groups contesting in the

1988 Iranian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 8 April 1988, with a second round on 13 May. The result was a victory for leftist politicians who later emerged as reformists. The number of clerics elected to the Majlis was reduced by over a third. ...

. Coalition members were

Islamic Association of Teachers The Islamic Association of Teachers of Iran ( fa, انجمن اسلامی معلمان ایران) is an Iranian reformist teacher's political organization/labor union. Most members of the association are employees of Ministry of Education. Me ...

Worker House “Human is entitled to nothing but his own efforts”. , founded = , legalised = as political organization , headquarters = Tehran, Iran , wing1_title = Political branch , wing1 = Islamic Labour Party , wing2_title = Former political af ...

and

Office for Strengthening Unity The Office for Strengthening Unity (also Office for Consolidating Unity, fa, دفتر تحکیم وحدت, Daftar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat), is an Iranian student organization created in 1979, and has been described as "the country's most well-known stud ...

. The coalition's list for

Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis ( fa, تهران، ری، شمیرانات، اسلامشهر و پردیس) is a constituency for the Parliament of Iran encompassing the metropolitan area of Tehran and some of its satellite citi ...

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

Ideology

The coalition claimed advocating

Islamism Islamism (also often called political Islam or Islamic fundamentalism) is a political ideology which posits that modern states and regions should be reconstituted in constitutional, economic and judicial terms, in accordance with what is ...

, social equality,

simple living Simple living refers to practices that promote simplicity in one's lifestyle. Common practices of simple living include reducing the number of possessions one owns, depending less on technology and services, and spending less money. Not only is ...

, technocracy and egalitarianism.

References

{{Electoral lists in Iran Defunct political party alliances in Iran Electoral lists for Iranian legislative election, 1988 Reformist political groups in Iran