Democracy Party (Iran)

Democracy Party
Secretary-General Mostafa Kavakebian
Spokesperson Mirzababa Motaharinejad[1]
Founded 8 June 2001 (2001-06-08)[1]
Legalised 1 November 1999 (1999-11-01) as Party of Defenders of 2nd of Khordad's Message[1]
Split from Islamic Iran Solidarity Party[1]
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Newspaper Mardomsalari
Ideology Reformism
Political position Centre[2]
Religion Islam
National affiliation Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front
Reformists Front (2000–2014)
Slogan Theism, Modernism and Democracy[1]
Sister Party Worker House[3]
Parliament
1 / 290
Isfahan City Council
2 / 13
Shiraz City Council
1 / 13
Tabriz City Council
1 / 13
Website
mardomsalari.ir

The Democracy Party of Iran (Persian: حزب مردم‌سالاری‎) is an Iranian reformist political party that split from the Islamic Iran Solidarity Party in 2000.

The party was founded by its current Secretary-General Mostafa Kavakebian and publishes Mardomsalari newspaper.[1]

The party has been a member of Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, as well as Reformists Front. In 2008, they formed 'Popular Coalition of Reforms' and were allied with National Trust Party. In 2012 elections, they were allied with Worker House.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "حزب مردم‌سالاری؛ حزبی با دو نماینده سابق" (in Persian). Darsahn. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Guide: Iranian parliamentary elections". BBC World. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "کواکبیان: طرح ائتلاف ملی اصلاح طلبان آماده شده است /اصلاح طلبان در انتخابات شورای تهران اشتباه کردند" (in Persian). Tasnim News Agency. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Beheshti, Ebrahim (4 January 2016) [14 Dey 1394]. "گزارش "ایران" از صف‌آرایی گروه‌های سیاسی در 9 دوره انتخابات مجلس" (in Persian) (6116). Iran. 109221. Retrieved 30 March 2016.


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