Office for the Cooperation of the People with the President
Office for the Cooperation of the People with the President | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | OCPP Centre-left[3] |
| Religion | Islam |
Office for the Cooperation of the People with the President (
political organization in Iran that was closely associated to then-President Abolhassan Banisadr.[4]
Since Banisadr was skeptical of partisan activities in Iran, he did not like the idea of creating a party.[1] However, despite using the name "office", the organization "was created out of necessity to fulfill some, if not all, of the functions of a political party".[2] It had branches all over the country.[4]
Parliamentary election and presence
OCPP issued an
People's Mujahedin.[5] The exclusive candidates of OCPP included Fathollah Banisadr (his brother), Mohammad Moballeghi-Eslami (Banisadr's choice for Channel 2) and Mohammad Ja'fari (editor-in-chief of Enghelabe Eslami).[1] Ahmad Salamatian and Ahmad Ghazanfarpour were notable members elected to the parliament under banner of the organization.[4]
According to Houchang Chehabi, the group formed a minority in the parliament.[4] Siavush Randjbar-Daemi estimates that they were less than a dozen deputies, however initially some forty independents were also "ostensibly sympathetic to Banisadr".[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9781786732675
- ^ a b Mohammadighalehtaki, Ariabarzan (2012). Organisational Change in Political Parties in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. With Special Reference to the Islamic Republic Party (IRP) and the Islamic Iran Participation Front Party (Mosharekat) (Ph.D. thesis). Durham University.
- ISBN 0226077586.
- ^ ISBN 1850431981.
- ISBN 978-1317525646.