The Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude, the Sweet Scent of Servitude or the Joyful Essence of Obedience ( fa, ائتلاف رايحه خوش خدمت) was a conservative political group in Iran that supported

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

and his government.

2006 local elections

The group was founded a few months before the

2006 Iranian local elections The Iranian City and Village Councils election of 2006 took place on December 15, 2006. People elected representatives for City and Village Councils, who in their turn elected the mayors. The elections happened on the same day as the election fo ...

, and was able to win seats in several City and Village Councils of Iran. They had no candidates in Ilam, Sari,

Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...

, Gorgan and Khorramabad. According to

Fars News Agency The Fars News Agency is a news agency in Iran managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an armed wing loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely descr ...

, the results were as follows:

Parliament elections

2008

They competed in the

2008 Iranian legislative election Legislative elections for Majlis of Iran were held on 14 March 2008, with a second round held on 25 April 2008. Conservatives loyal to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were considered the victors of the election, at least in part because "all the mos ...

as part of United Front of Conservatives. After the elections, their winning candidates formed a new Parliamentary group named "

Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

", claiming to have 90 members.

2012

In 2010, some reports indicated a dispute inside the group, and in the

2012 Iranian legislative election , seats5 = 9 , percentage5 = 3.10% , colour6 = 000000 , image6 = , leader6 = Shahabodin Sadr , alliance6 = Insight and Islamic Awakening Front , party6 = — , leaders_seat6 = Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr(''disqualified'') , ...

, some members formed Stability Front, claiming not to support the followers of Ahmadinejad. Another newly formed group called

Monotheism and Justice Front Monotheism and Justice Front: Supporters of the Government ( fa, جبههٔ توحید و عدالت - حامیان دولت) was an Iranian conservative electoral list for the 2012 legislative election. They were linked to Esfandiar Rahim Mashae ...

, was linked to Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and

References

External links

;Electoral lists
2006 City Council of Tehran election

2006 City Councils of Conties elections
{{Electoral lists in Iran Principlist political groups in Iran Political parties established in 2006 Political parties disestablished in 2011 Populism in Iran