Association of the fighting clergy
The Association of Fighting Clergy ( Persian مجمع روحانیون مبارز Madschma'-e Rowhāniyūn-e Mobārez , abbreviation MRM }) is a reform-oriented political party in Iran founded on March 16, 1988. Ali Akbar Mohtaschami was electedchairman in August 2010.
Other common translations of the party name are the Society of the Fighting Clergy , Society of Fighting Clerics , League of Fighting Clergy , League of Fighting Clerics or Association of Fighting Clerics . It is not to be confused with the union of the fighting clergy , a clerical-conservative party.
history
The Union of Warring Clergy was founded in 1988 after the Islamic Republican Party fell apart. It is a split from the Association of the Warring Clergy , which was founded by several close confidants of Ayatollah Khomeini .
In its beginnings it was a rather left-wing populist party and advocated the export of the Islamic Revolution of Iran to other countries as well as the state monopoly over the economy . The advocacy of democracy and freedom of expression played a minor role for a long time until the party turned to a reform course. After Mehdi Karroubi resigned as General Secretary in August 2005, the party temporarily had no successor until Mohammed Musavi Choeiniha took over the position several months later . A senior official in the organization is Mohammad Chātami , chairman of the party's central council and former Iranian president.