Combatant Clergy Association
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The Combatant Clergy Association (Persian: جامعه روحانیت مبارز, romanized: Jâme'e-ye Ruhâniat-e Mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense.
Combatant Clergy Association جامعه روحانیت مبارز | |
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General Secretary | Mostafa Pourmohammadi |
Spokesperson | Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam |
Founded | 6 November 1977; 46 years ago (1977-11-06)[1] |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Ideology | Islamic theocracy[2][3] Islamic nationalism[4] Iranian nationalism[5] Khomeinism[6] Islamism Clericalism Religious conservatism Governance of the Jurist Anti-Western sentiment Anti-Zionism[7] Anti-imperialism[2] |
Political position | Right-wing[8] |
Religion | Shia Islam |
5th Assembly of Experts | 66 / 88 (75%) |
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It has never been registered as a political party; however, it acts as a fragmented caucus and has actively operated in the electoral arena, competing for votes. Thus, it is considered an elite party and can be classified as a political party according to the minimalist definition by Angelo Panebianco. The traditional conservative clerical association was the majority party in the fourth and fifth parliaments after the Islamic revolution.[4]
The organization has great influence over non-elective institutions such as the Judicial system, the Guardian Council and Revolutionary Guard Corps.[8]