The Iran Novin Party (Persian: حزب ایران نوین, romanized: Ḥezb-e Īrān-e Novīn, lit. 'New Iran Party') was a royalist political party in Iran and the country's ruling party for more than a decade, controlling both cabinet and the parliament from 1964 to 1975. The People's Party was regarded its opposition.[3]
Iran Novin Party | |
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Founder | Hassan Ali Mansour |
Founded | 15 December 1963 |
Dissolved | 2 March 1975 |
Preceded by | Nationalists' Party[1] |
Merged into | Rastakhiz Party[2] |
Worker wing | Worker House (1967–75) |
Ideology | Royalism |
Political position | Right-wing |
The party was "indistinguishable from the state", i.e. party of power, with no coherent ideology or agenda.[4] It was the main reason to deny opportunities to seek a popular following through nationalist or socialist appeals, although its pragmatism and opportunism was advantageous in recruiting.[5]
It comprised technocrats and former civil servants; supported the Court (probably having been initiated by it), identifying with the policies of the Shah"[6] and self-proclaimed its role as "guardian" of the White Revolution (Pāsdār-e Enqelāb).[5]
Election | Party leader | Parliament | Senate | ||||
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Seats | +/− | Pos | Seats | +/− | Pos | ||
1963 | Hassan Ali Mansur | 140 / 200
|
1st[7] | Unknown | 1st | ||
1967 | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda | 180 / 219
|
40 | 1st[7] | 26 / 30
|
Unknown | 1st |
1971 | 230 / 268
|
50 | 1st[7] | 28 / 30
|
2 | 1st |
Election | Seats | Pos |
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1968 | 806 / 1,068
|
1st[8] |
1970 | 838 / 943
|
1st[9] |
1972 | 3,246 / 3,786
|
1st[10] |
Name | Tenure | Ref |
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Hassan Ali Mansur | 1963–1965 | |
Ataollah Khosravani | 1965–1969 | |
Manouchehr Kalali | 1969–1974 | |
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda | 1974–1975 |
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