The Two Societies
جامعتین |
|
---|---|
Leader of SST | Mohammad Yazdii |
Leader of CCA | Ali Movahedi-Kermani |
Ideology |
Political Islam Islamic Principlism Ja'fari jurisprudence Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists |
Political position | Right wing |
Religion | Shia Islam |
National affiliation | Principlists |
International affiliation | None |
Assembly of Experts |
69 / 86
|
Guardian Council jurisprudences |
6 / 6
|
Tehran Interim Friday Prayer Imams |
5 / 5
|
The Two Societies (Persian: جامعتین, Jāme'atein) is the nickname given to the coalition of two influentialIranian principlist clerical religious–political groups, Combatant Clergy Association of Tehran and Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom.
The Two Societies, declared a shared electoral list for Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 2006 and won 69 seats out of 86. In 2016 elections, the two societies did not reach a coalition and issued different lists, eventually winning 64≈66 seats out of 88.
They also dominate Guardian Council.