Islamic Iran Participation Front

The Participation Front of Islamic Iran (PII; Jebheye Mosharekat Irane Eslami, Persian جبهه مشارکت ایران اسلامی, also cooperation Front of Islamic Iran) is an existing political party since 1997, the so-called reformist camp in Iran.

Formation and position

The PII was, according to the MEMRI employee Wahied Wahdat - e Haqq established in advance of the presidential elections in 1997 in support of reformist candidate Mohammad Khatami and subsequent election winner (Radio Free Europe speaks in September 1998 as the founding date). Its general secretary was, until August 8, 2006 his brother, Mohammad Reza Khatami -. Mohammad Khatami himself was not a member of the PII. The decision-making body of the party is a thirty -member Central Council, which is elected at the party convention held annually and currently also Said Hajjarian belongs.

The PII is committed to reforming the political system of Iran. It calls for the strengthening of democratic elements and the participation of people in political decisions. However, the role of Islam as the state religion and benchmark for laws remains intact. Wahied Wahdat - e Haqq speaks of "the social institutionalization of dictatorship " as the goal of the party. Their motto is "Iran for all Iranians ."

History

Sanctions

The prevailing since 1997 reforming zeal was slowed in 1999 by the conservative occupy institutions. Nevertheless, it was an outstanding victory in the 2000 general election be achieved. In April 2000, the party newspaper of the PII Mosharekat was banned despite the reformist president. In the parliamentary elections in 2004, the Guardian Council forbade the candidate of the PII 's candidacy. As of 2005, the movement of the PII was politically completely stopped.

Presidential elections since 2005

After Mohammad Khatami after two terms in office was not allowed to run again, the PII supported in the presidential elections in 2005, Mustafa Moin. At the ninth party congress in August 2006 Mohsen Mirdamadi was elected as the new Secretary General. Mohammad Reza Khatami was previously withdrawn. The PII warrants to the aggressive appearance of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his anti-Israel remarks a critical position. Karim Sadjadpour, director of the Iran initiative of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace cited the PII with:

" Semiramis Akbari "

In the presidential elections of 2009 initially ran again Mohammad Khatami as the leading reformer. Three months before the elections Khatami came but surprisingly his candidacy and urged his supporters to support the former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi. The PII subsequently officially expressed their support for Mousavi.