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List of political parties in Iran lists the main political parties in Iran.

Contents 1 Main parties authorized inside Iran 2 Main parties tolerated inside Iran 3 Main parties banned in Iran (operating covertly inside Iran) 4 See also

[edit] Main parties authorized inside Iran

Only Islamist parties can operate inside the Islamic regime. They are separated between two factions : the Conservatives (Extremist and ultra-religious right-wing parties) and the Reformists (moderate religious right-wing parties).

• Islamic Society of Engineers led by Mohammad Reza Bahonar. main Conservative party
• Combatant Clergy Association led by Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani Conservative
• Islamic Iran Participation Front led by Mohsen Mirdamadi. main Reformist party
• National Confidence Party led by Mehdi Karrubi. Reformist
• Executives of Construction Party led by Gholamhossein Karbaschi. Reformist

[edit] Main parties tolerated inside Iran

• Freedom Movement Party led by Ebrahim Yazdi. Reformist
• National Front of Iran led by Adib Boroumand. Nationalist (mostly based outside Iran but the central body is in Tehran)

[edit] Main parties banned in Iran (operating covertly inside Iran)

• Constitutionalist Party of Iran (CPI) led by Darius Homayoun. Liberal Democrats (close to the Prince Reza Pahlavi)
• Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian (Majority) led by Behrouz Khaliq. Social Democrats
• People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran led by Maryam Rajavi. Religious Left

[edit] See also

• Political parties in Iran
• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Politics of Iran
• Liberalism in Iran

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