Front of Prudence and Development
Front of Prudence and Development of Islamic Iran (Persian: جبهه تدبیر و توسعه ایران اسلامی) is the alliance of five Iranian minor political groups that issued electoral list for the 2016 legislative elections.
Front of Prudence and Development of Islamic Iran جبهه تدبیر و توسعه ایران اسلامی | |
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| General Secretary | Rahman Mokhatab[1] |
| Spokesperson | Ahmad Shareef[2] |
| Head of Central Council | Ahmad Shareef[2] |
| Founded | February 5, 2014[1] |
| Ideology | Moderation[3] Islamic democracy[3] Social justice[3] Civil societarianism[3] |
| 10th Majlis | 65 / 290 (22%)
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| Website | |
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The group which was established by Rouhani 2013 presidential campaigners, and support the Government of Hassan Rouhani,[1] but did not ally with the List of Hope –the coalition including the president's party, Moderation and Development Party– in the 2016 elections. They initially intended to ally with the Reformists Front.[3][4]
Member groups
Groups involving this front include:[3]
- Islamic Revolution Devotees Party (Persian: حزب ایثارگران انقلاب اسلامی)
- Solidarity of Graduates Party (Persian: حزب همبستگی دانش‌آموختگان)
- Association for Graduates of Azarbaijan (Persian: کانون فارغ‌التحصیلان آذربایجان)
- Development of Islamic Iran Party (Persian: حزب توسعه ایران اسلامی)
- Islamic Iran National Unity Party (Persian: حزب وحدت ملی ایران اسلامی)
2016 election list
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
The group had 14 exclusive candidates, all losing the election, and the rest of 16 candidates in the list was derived from Hope and People's Voice lists. Their top voted exclusive candidate was actor Mahmoud Azizi, who was placed 77th receiving only 19,133 votes out of 3,440,968.[5]
| # | Candidate[6] | Original list | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Reza Aref | List of Hope | |
| 2 | Ali Motahari | People's Voice | |
| 3 | Mostafa Kavakebian | List of Hope | |
| 4 | Elias Hazrati | List of Hope | |
| 5 | Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini | People's Voice | |
| 6 | Mohammad-Ali Vakili | List of Hope | |
| 7 | Hassan Babaei | Exclusive candidate | |
| 8 | Mohammad-Taha Abdekhodaei | People's Voice | |
| 9 | Hamid-Reza Seyfi | Exclusive candidate | |
| 10 | Kazem Jalali | List of Hope | |
| 11 | Hassan Ghafourifard | People's Voice | |
| 12 | Mahmoud Azizi | Exclusive candidate | |
| 13 | Alireza Mahjoub | List of Hope | |
| 14 | Hassan Zamani | People's Voice | |
| 15 | Ali Nobakht | List of Hope | |
| 16 | Behrouz Nemati | List of Hope | |
| 17 | Ali Taheri | Exclusive candidate | |
| 18 | Hassan Yaseri | Exclusive candidate | |
| 19 | Farshid Tahmassebi | Exclusive candidate | |
| 20 | Gholamreza Mohammadnejad | Exclusive candidate | |
| 21 | Ghassem Mohammad-Amini | Exclusive candidate | |
| 22 | Sakineh Jafarifar | Exclusive candidate | |
| 23 | Fatemeh Hosseini | List of Hope | |
| 24 | Seyyed Morteza Hosseini | Exclusive candidate | |
| 25 | Vahid Shariatmadari | People's Voice | |
| 26 | Manijeh Nasrollahzadeh | Exclusive candidate | |
| 27 | Mohammad-Reza Alaei | People's Voice | |
| 28 | Mojtaba Miri | Exclusive candidate | |
| 29 | Javad Karimzadegan | Exclusive candidate | |
| 30 | Majid Asgharzadeh | Exclusive candidate | |
Exclusive candidates winning seats
According to the front's spokesperson, 79 of the candidates winning a seat in the first round were supported by the group,[2] however most of them were included in the election's three major lists List of Hope, Principlists Grand Coalition and People's Voice. 11 candidates won seats while being supported by the group and not listed by any of the big three lists.[6][7] Among them, four were incumbent and two were former members of the parliament.
| MP[6] | Representing counties | Leaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Moradi | Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Abumusa, Hajjiabad, Khamir | Independent | Former governor of Bandar Abbas County |
| Mohammad-Ebrahim Rezaei | Khomein | Principlist | Incumbent MP |
| Ezzatollah Yousefian-Molla | Amol | Principlist | Incumbent MP |
| Abdolghafour Irannejad | Chabahar, Nikshahr | Independent | Former MP (6th–7th terms) |
| Seyyed Morteza Khatami | Mahneshan, Ijrud | Independent | |
| Jalil Mokhtar | Abadan | Independent | |
| Hadi Shoushtari | Ghuchan, Faruj | Reformist | Incumbent MP |
| Abdolreza Azizi | Shirvan | Independent | Incumbent MP |
| Mohammad-Reza Amir-Hassankhani | Boshruyeh, Ferdows, Tabas, Sarayan | Principlist | Former MP (7th term) |
| Mohammad Khaledi | Lordegan, Ferdows, Tabas, Sarayan | Reformist | |
| Sakineh Almasi | Kangan, Jam, Tabas, Dayyer | Independent |
References
- "فهرست انتخاباتی ائتلاف حزب اعتدال و توسعه، اصلاح‌طلبان و همراهان دولت در تهران". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- "نتیجه انتخابات 94 شگفت‌انگیز بود/ نمره قابل‌قبولی در انتخابات گرفتیم". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- "جبهه تدبیر و توسعه ایران اسلامی اعلام موجودیت کرد". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ""اصلاح‌طلبان" و "جبهه تدبیر و توسعه" جداگانه لیست می‌دهند". Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
- "لیست نهایی نامزدهای جبهه تدبیر و توسعه ایران اسلامی در سراسر کشور منتشر شد". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- "تکلیف290 کرسی مجلس مشخص شد/کسب 83 کرسی توسط اطلاح طلبان/ ورود نماینده اقلیت با 100درصدآرا". Khabaronline (in Persian). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
