Independent Hezbollah deputies
Independent Hezbollah deputies (Persian: نمایندگان مستقل حزبالله, romanized: nemayandegan-e mostaqell-e hezbollah, lit. 'Independent Faction of the Party of God')[1] was a parliamentary group in the Iranian Parliament between 1996 and 2000.
Independent Hezbollah deputies | |
|---|---|
| Chamber | Iranian Parliament |
| Legislature(s) | 5th |
| Foundation | 1996 |
| Dissolution | 2000 |
| Leader | Taha Hashemi |
It was consisted of members of the parliament who did not join the conservative Hezbollah fraction, nor its opposition Hezbollah Assembly.[1]
Most members of the fraction were unseated in the 2000 Iranian legislative election, as only ten managed to win the elections in their district.[1]
References
- Buchta, Wilfried (2000), Who rules Iran?: the structure of power in the Islamic Republic, Washington DC: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, p. 147, ISBN 0-944029-39-6
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