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Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces

Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces
Abbreviation JAMNA
Chairperson Mohammad Hassan Rahimian
Spokesperson Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi
Founders
Founded December 25, 2016 (2016-12-25)
Formation declared
Religion Shia Islam
National affiliation Principlists
International affiliation None
Website
Official website

The Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces (PFIRF; Persian: جبهه مردمی نیروهای انقلاب اسلامی‎, translit. Jebha-ye Mardomi-ye Niruhā-ye Enqelāb-e Eslāmī‎) is a political organization in Iran, founded in late 2016 by ten figures from different spectrum of conservative factions.

The group has pledged to become the main rival for Hassan Rouhani in the 2017 presidential election, intending to introduce a single candidate from conservative camp as its umbrella organization.

It held its first convention on 23 February 2017, reportedly attended by 3,000 individuals from 25 parties, electing 30 members of its central council and voting for top 10 presidential prospects among its all-inclusive 21-man list.Ebrahim Raisi won the majority of votes in a plurality-at-large voting with 10 choices for each voter, the results were:

The organization held its second convention on 6 April 2017 to elect the top five candidates, dropping Saeed Jalili because of his rejection of the Front’s mechanism. The results were as follows:



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