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Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader
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Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader (Persian: جبهه پیروان خط امام (ره) و رهبری), formerly known as Islamic Aligned Organizations (Persian: تشکلهای اسلامی همسو)[3] is a Coalition of Iranian Principlist political groups. The group which consists of a wide range of traditional conservative parties, is active since administration of Mohammad Khatami, and is aligned with The Two Societies.[4]
The coalition was the main conservative electoral list for the 2000 Iranian legislative election,[5] but became part of United Front of Conservatives' list for the 2008 and 2012 legislative elections.[4]
They endorsed 31 candidates for the City Council of Tehran in the 2013 Iranian local elections,[6] only Abbas Sheybani was able to win a seat.
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Parties
The members of the coalition include:[1][4]
- Islamic Coalition Party: secretary-general Asadollah Badamchian
- Islamic Society of Engineers: secretary-general Mohammad-Reza Bahonar
- Islamic Society of Majlis sessions representatives: secretary-general Mohsen Kouhkan
- Islamic Society of Students
- Islamic Society of Academics
- Islamic Association of Physicians of Iran: secretary-general Hossein-Ali Shahriari
- Islamic Society of Employees: secretary-general Kamal Sajjadi
- Islamic Society of Athletes: secretary-general Hassan Ghafourifard
- Islamic Society of Workers
- Islamic Society of Educators
- Zeinab Society
- Association of Graduates of Indian Subcontinent: secretary-general Manouchehr Mottaki
- Union of Islamic Associations of Guilds and Bazaaris
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