Islamic Reconciliation Party or Al-Wefaq Islamic Party (Persian: حزب وفاق اسلامی, Arabic: حزب الوفاق الاسلامي) formerly named Reconciliation Committee (Arabic: لجنةالوفاق; Lejnat Al-Wefaq),[2] was an Iranian local ethnic party associated with Arab minority in Khuzestan Province.[4]
Islamic Reconciliation Party | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General | Jasem Shadidzadeh Tamimi[1] |
| Presidium | January 9, 2003[2] |
| Founded | 1999[1] |
| Banned | November 4, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Ahvaz, Iran |
| Ideology | Reformism[2][3] Arab nationalism[3] |
| Religion | Islam |
The party had candidates shared with the Islamic Iran Participation Front,[3] and was described as its Arabic wing.[5] It won several seats in Ahvaz's City Council, as well as a seat in the Iranian Parliament.
Dissolution
On 4 November 2006, the Judicial system of Iran banned the party and declared it illegal on charges of "instigating unrest" and "opposing the system", accusing it of fueling 2005 Ahvaz unrest.[4] Following detention of some party members, a faction were radicalized and joined the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz which is a separatist militant organization designated as a "terrorist organization" by Iran.[6]
Election results
| Year | Seats | +/– | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections Ahvaz City Council | |||
| 1999 | 3 / 9 (33%) |  | [2] |
| 2003 | 8 / 9 (89%) |  5 | [1] |
| Parliamentary elections Ahvaz, Bavi, Hamidieh and Karoun | |||
| 2000 | 1 / 3 (33%) | | [1][2] |
| 2004 | 0 / 3 (0%) |  1 | [1] |