Party of Nationalists or Nationalists' Party[2] (Persian: حزب ملیون, romanized: Ḥezb-e Melliun) was a conservative[4] political party in Pahlavi era Iran, and government majority party from 1957 to 1960. The party was founded in 1957 by Manouchehr Eghbal on orders directed by Shah to initiate a two-party system.[2] Its opposition was liberal People's Party.[1]
Nationalists' Party | |
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Leader | Manouchehr Eghbal[1] |
General Secretary | Nosratollah Kasemi[2] |
Founder | Manouchehr Eghbal |
Founded | 1957 |
Dissolved | 1963 |
Succeeded by | New Iran Party[3]: 59 |
Ideology | Royalism National conservatism |
Political position | Right-wing |
The party's name was deliberately chosen in a way to confuse the public, because the term Melliun (lit. 'Nationalists') was already in use to refer to members of the opposition National Front and other followers of Mohammad Mossadegh.[5]
Election | Seats | +/− | Ref |
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1956 | 71 / 136(52%) |
— | [3]: 73 |
104 / 200(52%) |
— | [6] | |
1961 | 75 / 200(38%) |
4 | [3]: 73 |