Islamic Iran Nation's Union Party
General secretaryAzar Mansouri[1]
SpokespersonHossein Nooraninejad
Founded20 August 2015 (age 11)
1st Congress[1]
Legalised20 April 2015 (age 11)[2]
by Ministry of Interior
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
IdeologyLiberalism (Iranian)[3]
Islamic liberalism
Islamic democracy[4]
ReligionIslam
NationalReformists
ColorsSky Blue
Spiritual predecessorIslamic Iran Participation Front
CountryIran

Islamic Iran Nation's Union Party or Nation's Union Party[a] (Persian: حزب اتحاد ملت ایران اسلامی, Hezb-e Ettehad-e Mellat-e Iran-e Eslami) is an Iranian reformist political party founded in 2015.[5]

Establishment

In January 2015, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Interior that it had received a request for a permit to establish a new political party. The reformists had carried out some six similar initiatives for party formation in the past six months.[6] It was officially given permission on April 20, 2015.[2] The party’s declaration mentions that "a group of the nation’s children have gathered with the intention to take a new step toward the ideals of the revolution and the demands of the reform movement based on the constitution and the nation’s rights mentioned in its third chapter."[7]

Members

Most members of the party are former members of Islamic Iran Participation Front, banned in 2009.[1] The party was accused of being a "front" for the banned Islamic Iran Participation Front,[2][8] which was denied by the party.[9]

The Central Council of the party consists of 30 members, including Gholamreza Ansari, Hamidreza Jalaeipour, Fatemeh Rakeei and Jalal Jalalizadeh. Emadaddin Khatami, son of Mohammad Khatami, is also a member.[10]

Party leaders

Secretaries-general
NameTenureRef
Ali Shakouri-Rad2015–2021
Azar Mansouri2021–
Deputy secretaries-general
NameTenureRef
Gholamreza Ansari2015–2017
Azar Mansouri2017–2021

Current officeholders

Parliament
City Council of Tehran

Elections

The party, which intended to take part in the 2016 Iranian legislative election,[1] was part of List of Hope.

See also

Notes & References

  1. ^ Transliterated Hezb-e Ettehad-e Mellat-e Iran-e Eslami. The official name in English is "Union of Islamic Iran People Party",[1] however it is alternatively called "Iranian National Unity Party",[5] "National Alliance Party",[4] "Union of the Islamic Nation of Iran Party"[8] and "Islamic Iran's People's Alliance"[6] by media.
  1. ^ "New reformist party meets". Islamic Republic News Agency. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ "نارضایتی محافظه کاران در ایران از تشکیل یک 'حزب اصلاح طلب' جدید - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ [11][12][13]
  4. ^ "How Iran's beleaguered reformist party has been reincarnated once again". Tehran Bureau. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Iran's reformists cautiously optimistic about new parties". Financial Times. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  6. ^ Philip Ingram (6 January 2015). "Regional Intelligence to 06 January 2015". securitymiddleeast.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ^ "بیانیه اعلام موجودیت حزب اتحاد ملت ایران اسلامی - ایلنا" (in Persian). ایلنا. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ^ "New Iranian reformist party elects leader". Radio Zamaneh. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  9. ^ "شکوری راد: اتحاد ملت، نام مستعار هیچ حزبی نیست/براندازان در اصلاح طلبی نمی گنجند" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ^ "اعضای شورای مرکزی حزب اتحاد ملت مشخص شدند" (in Persian). Iranian Labour News Agency. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  11. ^ Farhi, Farideh (11 January 2016). "Part 1: Do Iran's Elections Mean Change?". The Iran Primer. United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  12. ^ Valori, Giancarlo Elia (8 March 2016). "An analysis of Iran's elections". Modern Diplomacy. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  13. ^ "How a nuclear deal will help Iran's civil society". Friends of Europe. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2026-03-21.