Modern Thinkers Party of Islamic Iran
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Modern Thinkers Party of Islamic Iran | |
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General Secretary | Amir Mohebbian |
Founded | 2006 |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Ideology | Conservatism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Religion | Islam |
Website | |
mtpii | |
Modern Thinkers Party of Islamic Iran (MTPII; Persian: حزب نواندیشان ایران اسلامی hezb-e novândišân-e Irân-e Eslâmi) is a conservative political party in Iran. It was co-founded in 2006 by Amir Mohebbian, Gholamhosein Mohammadi, and MPs Abolfazl Kalhor and Hosein Noushabadi.[1]
It is considered a modernist and moderate party, supporting social justice and social freedom. The party advocated pro-poor policies and dialogue with the political elite.[2]
According to Simon Tisdall, it is a right-wing traditionalist party.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Iranian Ministry of Interior's List of Legal Political Parties and Organizations [as of 12/28/2011], retrieved 7 April 2017 – via The Iran Social Science Data Portal
- ^ Behdad Bordbar (29 September 2014), "Iranian conservative says the US needs Iran", Al-Monitor, retrieved 7 December 2016
- ^ Simon Tisdall (4 May 2014), "Hassan Rouhani faces growing criticism in Iran over nuclear talks", Guardian, retrieved 7 December 2016