Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces
The Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces (PFIRF; Persian: جبهه مردمی نیروهای انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Jebhe-ye Mardomi-ye Niruhā-ye Enqelāb-e Eslāmī) is a political organization in Iran, founded in late 2016 by ten figures from different spectrum of conservative factions.[3]
Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces جبهه مردمی نیروهای انقلاب اسلامی | |
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| Abbreviation | JAMNA[1] |
| Chairperson | Mohammad Hassan Rahimian[2] |
| Spokesperson | Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi[1] |
| Founders | List[2]
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| Founded | December 25, 2016[3] Formation declared |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | Principlists[1] |
The group has pledged to become the main rival for Hassan Rouhani in the 2017 presidential election, intending to introduce a single candidate from conservative camp as its umbrella organization.[3] The front nominated Ebrahim Raisi as their presidential candidate after withdrawal of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. However, Raisi lost the election to Rouhani and ranked second.
2017 conventions
February
It held its first convention on 23 February 2017, reportedly attended by 3,000 individuals from 25 parties, electing 30 members of its central council and voting for top 10 presidential prospects among its all-inclusive 21-man list.[1] Ebrahim Raisi won the majority of votes[4] in a plurality-at-large voting with 10 choices for each voter, the results were:
| # | Candidate (Party) | Votes | % |
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| 1 | Ebrahim Raisi (CCA) | 1,813 | 84.99 |
| 2 | Parviz Fattah (FIRS) | 1,661 | 77.87 |
| 3 | Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (PJPII) | 1,573 | 73.74 |
| 4 | Alireza Zakani (SPIR) | 1,552 | 72.76 |
| 5 | Hamid-Reza Hajibabaei (YEKTA) | 1,525 | 71.49 |
| 6 | Ezzatollah Zarghami | 1,477 | 69.24 |
| 7 | Saeed Jalili (FIRS) | 1,338 | 62.72 |
| 8 | Mehrdad Bazrpash (FIRS) | 1,265 | 59.30 |
| 9 | Ali Nikzad (FIRS) | 1,135 | 53.21 |
| 10 | Rostam Ghasemi (YEKTA) | 1,133 | 53.11 |
| 11 | Mohsen Rezaei (RFII) | 967 | 45.33 |
| 12 | Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi (FIRS) | 620 | 29.06 |
| 13 | Mohammad Khoshchehreh | 439 | 0.58 |
| 14 | Mostafa Mirsalim (ICP) | 400 | 18.75 |
| 15 | Shahin Mohammad-Sadeghi | 344 | 16.12 |
| 16 | Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh | 341 | 15.98 |
| 17 | Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam (CCA) | 320 | 15.00 |
| 18 | Ebrahim Azizi (YEKTA) | 297 | 13.92 |
| 19 | Masoud Zaribafan (SDIR) | 290 | 13.59 |
| 20 | Mohammad Abbasi (YEKTA) | 264 | 12.37 |
| 21 | Alireza Zali (IAPA) | 182 | 8.53 |
| Invalid votes | 217 | 10.17 | |
| Total voters | 2,133 | 100 | |
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April
The organization held its second convention on 6 April 2017 to elect the top five candidates, dropping Saeed Jalili because of his rejection of the Front’s mechanism.[5] The results were as follows:
| # | Candidate (Party) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebrahim Raisi (CCA) | 2,147 | 90.28 |
| 2 | Alireza Zakani (SPIR) | 1,546 | 65.01 |
| 3 | Mehrdad Bazrpash (FIRS) | 1,404 | 59.04 |
| 4 | Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (PJPII) | 1,373 | 57.73 |
| 5 | Parviz Fattah (FIRS) | 994 | 41.79 |
| 6 | Hamid-Reza Hajibabaei (YEKTA) | 991 | 41.67 |
| 7 | Ali Nikzad (FIRS) | 947 | 39.82 |
| 8 | Ezzatollah Zarghami | 930 | 39.10 |
| 9 | Rostam Ghasemi (YEKTA) | 683 | 28.72 |
| 10 | Mohsen Rezaei (RFII) | 660 | 27.75 |
| Invalid votes | 45 | 1.89 | |
| Total voters | 2,378 | 100 | |
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References
- "Final Attempts toward a Principlist Coalition to Block Rouhani's Reelection". Iranian Diplomacy. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Popular Front of the Islamic Revolution comes into existence". Tehran Times. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- "President Rouhani's Main Rival Group in Upcoming Election Declares Start of Activity". Fars News Agency. 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- Iran: Possible Conservative Presidential Candidate Emerges, Stratfor, 23 February 2017
- "Iran News Round Up", Critical Threats Project, 7 April 2017
