| Native name | حزب ملیون |
|---|---|
| General secretary | Nosratollah Kasemi[1] |
| Leader | Manouchehr Eghbal[2] |
| Founder | Manouchehr Eghbal |
| Foundation | 1957 |
| Dissolved | 15 December 1963 |
| Successor | New Iran Party[3]: 59 |
| Ideology | Pahlavi royalism National conservatism |
| Position | Right-wing |
| Country | Iran |
The Party of Nationalists or Nationalists' Party[1] (Persian: حزب ملیون) was a conservative[4] political party in Pahlavi era Iran, and government majority party from 1957 to 1960. The party was founded in 1957 by Manouchehr Eghbal on orders directed by Shah to initiate a two-party system.[1] Its opposition was the liberal People's Party.[2]
The party's name was deliberately chosen in a way to confuse the public, because the term Melliun (lit. 'Nationalists') was already in use to refer to members of the opposition National Front and other followers of Mohammad Mossadegh.[5]
Electoral history
| Election | Seats | +/− | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | [3]: 73 | ||
| [6] | |||
| 1961 | 4 | [3]: 73 |
References
- ^ Alamouti, Mostafa & EIr. (April 24, 2012 [December 15, 2011]). "KĀSEMI, NOṢRAT-ALLĀH". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. XV. Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 661–663. Archived October 1, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Ansaru, Ali (2014). Modern Iran. Routledge. p. 189. ISBN 978-1317864981.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Cottam, Richard W. (1979). Nationalism in Iran: Updated Through 1978. University of Pittsburgh Pre. p. 297. ISBN 0822974207.
- ^ Mehrdad, Hormoz (1980). Political orientations and the style of intergroup leadership interactions: the case of Iranian political parties (PhD). Ohio State University. p. 312. S2CID 148645507. osu1487090992443849. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ Zonis, Marvin (2015). Political Elite of Iran. Princeton University Press. p. 71. ISBN 9781400868803.