The Islamic Iran Participation Front ( fa, جبهه مشارکت ایران اسلامی; ''Jebheye Mosharekate Iran-e Eslaami'') was a

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political

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. It was sometimes described as the most dominant member within the 2nd of Khordad Front. The party took 189 of the 290 seats (65%) in the Sixth

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. In the aftermath of the Green Movement protests, its license was revoked and the party was subsequently barred from contesting elections.

History and profile

Founded in late 1998, the main motto of the IIPF is "Iran for all Iranians" ( fa, ایران برای همه ایرانیان). While still backing

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, the

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of Iran, the party is among the evangelizers of

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in Iran. Some members of the front however belong to different factions and ideologies, as described by

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it is "''the party of between the two Abbas''" ( fa, حزب بین‌العباسین, referring to the gap between right-winger

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and left-winger

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). It was led by former

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of the party,

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(the brother of

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, the fifth

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) before the election of

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as new

in 9th congress. In 2004, Mohammad Reza Khatami, along with other prominent members such as Elaheh Koulaei,

, and

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were barred from standing in the parliament elections by the

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. In spring of 2005, this party supported Mostafa Moin in the presidential election together with its unofficial daily ''

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'' which was disestablished in July 2005.

Members

The decision center of the party is the Central Council, which has thirty members. Some of the members include: *

* Elaheh Koulaei *

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* Ahmad Shirzad *

Hadi Ghabel Hadi Ghabel is an Iranian cleric and member of the central council of the reformist Islamic Iran Participation Front. He was imprisoned on April 7, 2008 to begin a 40-month jail term following prosecution and conviction by the Special Court for the ...

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* Saeed Shirkavand

Ban

Following 2009 post-poll protests, the government suspended the party along with the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization in April 2010. A few weeks later in March,

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banned the party and closed down its office when it had scheduled to hold its annual meeting. The party called the action "an illegal act". In October, the party declared that Branch 27 of Tehran General Court overturned the decision of the

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's Article 10 Commission, responsible for licensing political parties in Iran. On 27 September 2010, prosecutor-general told press that the party is dissolved and not allowed to have any activities. The party announced it had received no notification of any such court verdict and thus could not be enforced, calling for a chance to appeal. In November 2011, the interior ministry declared that the party is unable to run for parliament seats in the 2012 elections because its license is revoked.

References

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