National Council of Iran
Political party in Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with National Council of Resistance of Iran.
The National Council of Iran (NCI; Persian: شورای ملی ایران, romanized: Šurā-ye melli-e Īrān), officially the National Council of Iran for Free Elections,[6] is a loosely based umbrella group of the exiled opposition to Iran's Islamic Republic government,[1] participating in the Iranian democracy movement.
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Spokesperson | Reza Pirzadeh |
Founder | Reza Pahlavi[1] |
Founded | April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04)[2] |
Headquarters | Paris, France[3] |
Ideology | Monarchism[4] Secularism[3] Iranian nationalism |
Political position | Big tent |
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Quick Facts شورای ملی ایران (Persian)Šurā-ye melli-e Īrān, Capital ...
National Council of Iran شورای ملی ایران (Persian) Šurā-ye melli-e Īrān | |
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Motto: مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است Marā dād farmud o Khod dāvar ast "Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me"[5] | |
Anthem: "Imperial Anthem of Iran" | |
Capital | Tehran (claimed) |
Capital-in-exile | France, United States and other countries in the Western world |
Demonym(s) | Iranian/Persian |
Type | Government in exile |
Today part of | Islamic Republic of Iran |
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The self-styled[7] National Council claims to have gathered "Millions of pro-democracy proponents from both inside and outside Iran."[3] It also claims to represent religious and ethnic minorities.[8] According to Kenneth Katzman, the group which was established with over 30 groups has "suffered defections and its activity level appears minimal".[2]