Coalition of Islamic Parties

Coalition of Islamic Parties
Coalition of Islamic Parties
Founded	1979
Succeeded by	Grand Coalition
Ideology	Islamism
Religion	Islam
Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution	58 / 73
	Politics of Iran; Political parties; Elections;

The Great Islamic Coalition^[1] or the Coalition of Islamic Parties^[2] was an electoral alliance of organizations led by Islamic Republican Party,^[1] competing in 1979 Iranian Constitutional Convention election. It was the largest coalition in the elections,^[3] and used its influence on media, Islamic Revolution Committees and the mosques to oust their opponents, most importantly the Quintuple Coalition of radical Islamic groups.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Bashiriyeh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sanasarian, Eliz (2000), "Religious Minorities in Iran", British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge Middle East Studies, 13, Cambridge University Press: 59, ISBN 113942985X