National Trust Party ( fa, حزب اعتماد ملی, Ḥezb-e Eʿtemād-e Mellī, also translated as National Confidence Party)
[
] is an Iranian political party based on reformist and populist message.
It was established in 2005 by former
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
speaker
Mehdi Karroubi following his defeat in
2005 presidential election.
National Trust Party cooperates with the Reformists' Supreme Council for Policymaking.
Platform
The party has opposed dictating the
state religion
A state religion (also called religious state or official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also known as confessional state), while not secular, is not necessarily a t ...
in Iran and called for an amendment for the
constitution of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Qanun-e Asasi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran'') was adopted by referendum on 2 and 3 December 1979, and went into force replac ...
that would limit absolute power of
Supreme leader, while endorsing
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist.
In foreign policy, it wants détente with the
United States
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. The party regards itself as being committed to the
political thought and legacy of Ruhollah Khomeini.
Writing in ''
Iranian Studies'', Kaveh-Cyrus Sanandaji states that the party projects a more moderate-reformist platform than the mainstream reformist current associated with
Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 ...
, given that it purportedly “does not question the Islamic character of the regime”.
According to
Muhammad Sahimi
Muhammad Sahimi ( fa, محمد سهیمی; born 22 January 1954) is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and holds the NIOC (National Iranian Oil Company) Chair in petroleum engineering at the University of Southern Califor ...
, the party has tried to attract the disaffected reformists who are not happy with the
Participation Front,
Mojahedin, or the
Executives of Construction and "is more like a moderate right-wing party than a true reformist/democratic organization".
Members
Party leaders
Current officeholders
;Cabinet
*
Masoud Soltanifar
Masoud Soltanifar ( fa, مسعود سلطانیفر, born 5 February 1960 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian politician, historian and the former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 1 November 2016 to 25 August 2021. He was previously Vice P ...
, Minister of Youth and Sports
References
External links
Official website
Reformist political groups in Iran
Political parties established in 2005
2005 establishments in Iran
Electoral lists for Iranian legislative election, 2008
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