Combatant Clergy Association
The Combatant Clergy Association (Persian: جامعه روحانیت مبارز, romanized: Jâme'e-ye Ruhâniat-e Mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense.
Combatant Clergy Association جامعه روحانیت مبارز | |
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| General Secretary | Mostafa Pourmohammadi |
| Spokesperson | Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam |
| Founded | 6 November 1977 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Ideology | Islamic theocracy Islamic nationalism Iranian nationalism Khomeinism Islamism Clericalism Religious conservatism Governance of the Jurist Anti-Western sentiment Anti-Zionism Anti-imperialism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| 5th Assembly of Experts | 66 / 88 (75%) |
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It has never been registered as a political party; however, it acts as a fragmented caucus and has actively operated in the electoral arena, competing for votes. Thus, it is considered an elite party and can be classified as a political party according to the minimalist definition by Angelo Panebianco. The traditional conservative clerical association was the majority party in the fourth and fifth parliaments after the Islamic revolution.
The organization has great influence over non-elective institutions such as the Judicial system, the Guardian Council and Revolutionary Guard Corps.