Iranian reformists
political movement in Iran to change the system to include more freedom and democracy
The Reformists (Persian: اصلاحطلبان, romanized: Eslâh-Talabân) are a political faction in Iran. Iran's "reform era" is sometimes said to have lasted from 1997 to 2005—the length of President Mohammad Khatami's two terms in office.[8] The Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front is the main organization and coalition within the movement. Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist, was elected president following the 2024 election.[9]
Reformists | |
|---|---|
| Spiritual leader | Mohammad Khatami[1] |
| Parliamentary leader | - |
| Parliamentary wing | Hope fraction (since 2016) Imam's line fraction (2004–2012) 2nd of Khordad fraction (2000–2004) Hezbollah Assembly (1996–2000) |
| Ideology | Reformism[2] Republicanism[3] Islamic democracy[4] Islamic liberalism[4] |
| Political position | Centre[5] |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Executive branch | |
| President | No [a] |
| Ministers | 0 / 18 (0%) |
| Vice Presidents | 0 / 12 (0%) |
| Parliament | |
| Speaker | No |
| Seats | 40 / 290 (14%)
|
| Judicial branch | |
| Chief Justice | No |
| Status | No control[7] |
| Oversight bodies | |
| Assembly of Experts | 2 / 88 (2%)
|
| Guardian Council | 0 / 12 (0%) |
| Expediency Council | 6 / 48 (13%)
|
| City Councils | |
| Tehran | 0 / 21 (0%) |
| Mashhad | 0 / 15 (0%) |
| Isfahan | 13 / 13 (100%)
|
| Karaj | 0 / 13 (0%) |
| Qom | 8 / 13 (62%)
|
| Shiraz | 3 / 13 (23%)
|
| Tabriz | 5 / 13 (38%)
|
| Yazd | 7 / 11 (64%)
|
| Zahedan | 11 / 11 (100%)
|
| Rasht | 8 / 9 (89%)
|
Islamic leftists turned reformists include Abdolkarim Soroush, Saeed Hajjarian, Akbar Ganji, Ali Akbar Mohtashami-Pur, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, Mohsen Mirdamadi, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, and the Anjoman-e-Eslami (Islamic Association) and Office for Strengthening Unity student groups.
Notes
change- ↑ Subject to change after the election of Masoud Pezeshkian; An inauguration date is yet to be scheduled.[6]
References
change- ↑ Rohollah Faghihi (3 May 2017), "Spiritual leader of Iranian Reformists backs Rouhani", Al-Monitor, retrieved 25 May 2017
- ↑ Badamchi, Meysam (2017). Post-Islamist Political Theory: Iranian Intellectuals and Political Liberalism in Dialogue. Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations. Vol. 5. Springer. p. 3. ISBN 9783319594927.
- ↑ Mohseni, Payam (2016). "Factionalism, Privatization, and the Political economy of regime transformation". In Brumberg, Daniel; Farhi, Farideh (eds.). Power and Change in Iran: Politics of Contention and Conciliation. Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Indiana University Press. pp. 201–204.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ahmad Ashraf and Ali Banuazizi (2001), "Iran's Tortuous Path Toward "Islamic Liberalism"", International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, 15 (2): 237–256, doi:10.1023/A:1012921001777, S2CID 141387320
- ↑ Scott Peterson (9 February 2009), "On eve of Iran anniversary, talk of compromise", MinnPost, retrieved 30 April 2016
- ↑ "Iran's president-elect to be inaugurated in early August". www.english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ "Freedom in the World: Iran", Freedom House, 2017, archived from the original on 17 May 2017, retrieved 25 May 2017
- ↑ Ebadi, Shirin, Iran Awakening, by Shirin Ebadi with Azadeh Moaveni, Random House New York, 2006, p.180
- ↑ "When Iran's new government begins". www.iranintl.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
