Coalition of Islamic Parties

The Great Islamic Coalition^[1] or the Coalition of Islamic Parties^[2] was an electoral alliance of organizations led by Islamic Republican Party,^[1] competing in 1979 Iranian Constitutional Convention election. It was the largest coalition in the elections,^[3] and used its influence on media, Islamic Revolution Committees and the mosques to oust their opponents, most importantly the Quintuple Coalition of radical Islamic groups.^[2]

Coalition of Islamic Parties
Founded	1979
Succeeded by	Grand Coalition
Ideology	Islamism
Religion	Islam
Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution[1]	58 / 73
Politics of Iran Political parties Elections

Parties in coalition

The main groups in the coalition were:

• Islamic Republican Party^[2]
• Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization^[2]
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[2]
• Combatant Clergy Association^[2]
• Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom^[2]
• Fada'iyan-e Islam^[2]

The coalition also included smaller groups.^[2]

See also

• Iran portal
• Communism portal
• Politics portal

• Quintuple Coalition
• Septuple Coalition
• Grand National Alliance

References

1. Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin (2014). A Critical Introduction to Khomeini. Cambridge University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-107-72906-3.
2. Bashiriyeh, Hossein. The State and Revolution in Iran (RLE Iran D). Taylor & Francis. p. 151. ISBN 9781136820892.
3. Sanasarian, Eliz (2000), "Religious Minorities in Iran", British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge Middle East Studies, 13, Cambridge University Press: 59, ISBN 113942985X