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Quintuple Coalition
1979 Iranian electoral alliance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Quintuple Coalition refers to the electoral alliance of five revolutionary groups contesting in the 1979 Iranian Constitutional Convention election.[1] The groups in coalition had Islamic and radical orientations.[1][2] After the elections, the coalition sent an open letter to Ruhollah Khomeini and complained about "fraud".[2]
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Parties in coalition
Insignia of the groups in coalition
The five groups were:[1]
- Revolutionary Movement of Muslim People of Iran (JAMA), led by Kazem Sami
- People's Mujahedin Organization (MEK), led by Massoud Rajavi
- Movement of Militant Muslims (MMM), led by Habibollah Peyman
- The Movement for Liberty, led by Asghar Sayyed Javadi[3] – it was a newly-established and relatively small group that belonged to the center[4]
- Islamic Organization of Council (SASH), led by Habibollah Ashouri – The group was only briefly active in 1979[5]
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On 18 July 1979, the coalition presented its candidates for all 10 seats in Tehran in an announcement published by Ayandegan.[6][7]
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