The Tudeh fraction ( fa, فراکسیون توده) was the

parliamentary group A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council. Parliame ...

of the

Tudeh Party The Tudeh Party of Iran ( fa-at, حزب تودۀ ایران, Ḥezb-e Tūde-ye Īrān, lit=Party of the Masses of Iran) is an Iranian communist party. Formed in 1941, with Soleiman Mirza Eskandari as its head, it had considerable influence in i ...

in the

Iranian Parliament The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Pa ...

. The group was known for its robust

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, and its ability to dominate debates in the parliament. During the

14th Iranian Majlis 14th Iranian Majlis was commenced on 6 March 1944 and ended on 12 March 1946. In a national history of factionalism, it was the assembly of intense factionalism. As many as seven rival groups labelled '' fraktions'' -a term borrowed from the Ge ...

, the party formed a left-

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coalition with deputies (mostly from northern provinces) who sympathized with its policies, gaining a voting strength of about 30.

Historical membership

References

Iranian Parliament fractions 1944 establishments in Iran Affiliated organizations of the Tudeh Party of Iran * {{Iran-party-stub