Pragmatic conservatives
The Broad Principalists Coalition (Persian: ائتلاف فراگیر اصولگرایان), also known as Pragmatic Conservatives, is an alliance of conservative politicians in Iran. The alliance was formed in the lead up to the Iranian legislative election of 2008 and consists of religiously conservative politicians opposed to President Ahmadinejad.
[edit] Beliefs
Iranian "Principalists", or conservatives, emphasize their loyalty to the system of "Guardianship", or rule, by Islamic Jurists established by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. They support Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and want to preserve the power of the Islamic jurist Supreme Leader.[1] They split from the United Principalists Front in the run up to the Iranian legislative election of 2008 because they believed the pro-Ahmadinejad Sweet Scent of Service faction had been given too many top positions on the electoral lists. However, many candidates are endorsed by both the Broad Coalition and the United Principalists. They have also said that the Parliament of Iran should be more independent from the President of Iran.[2]
[edit] Backers
The coalition is believed to be backed by Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the former head of the Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezaee and the former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Anyone but Ahmadinejad, By Maziar Bahari NEWSWEEK, Published May 23, 2009, Issue June 1, 2009
- ^ Iran’s conservatives split for parliamentary elections, Daily Times (Pakistan), 2008-03-12, accessed on 2008-04-27
- ^ What's in a name? Iran's elections explained, Haaba, 2008-03-10, accessed on 2008-04-27
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