National Trust Party (Iran)

National Trust Party
National Trust Party
Secretary-General	Elias Hazrati
Spokesperson	Esmaeil Gerami-Moghaddam
Founder	Mehdi Karroubi
Legalized	13 August 2005
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Newspaper	Etemad-e Melli
Ideology	Reformism; Populism;
Electoral alliance	Reformists Coalition (2006); Popular Coalition of Reforms (2008); List of Hope (2016, 2017);
Tehran City Council	3 / 21
Isfahan City Council	1 / 13
Shiraz City Council	1 / 13
Website
	etemad-melli.com
	Politics of Iran; Political parties; Elections;

National Trust Party (Persian: حزب اعتماد ملی, romanized: Ḥezb-e Eʿtemād-e Mellī, also translated as National Confidence Party)^[5]^[6]^[7] is an Iranian political party based on reformist and populist message.^[8]

It was established in 2005 by former Parliament speaker Mehdi Karroubi following his defeat in 2005 presidential election.^[9] National Trust Party cooperates with the Reformists' Supreme Council for Policymaking.^[10]

^ "Iran Clamps Down On Opposition Leaders". AP. CBSNews. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ Bill Samii (1 September 2005), Iran: Political System Undergoes Major Changes, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, retrieved 15 May 2017
^ VOA News (August 17, 2009). "Iranian Police Clash With Protesters Over Banned Newspaper". Voice of America. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Khani, Mohamamd Hassan (17 July 2012). "Political Parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Review. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ Gunes Murat Tezcur (2010). Muslim Reformers in Iran and Turkey: The Paradox of Moderation. The University of Texas Press. pp. 120, 202–203. ISBN 978-0-292-72197-5.
^ "Political Factions Competing in Iran's Parliamentary Elections". The Jerusalem Post. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ Razavi, Reza (2010), "The Road to Party Politics in Iran (1979–2009)", Middle Eastern Studies, 46 (1): 79–96, doi:10.1080/00263200903432274, ISSN 1743-7881, S2CID 144106165
^ Kaveh-Cyrus Sanandaji (Middle East Center, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford) (April 24, 2009). "What Reformists Can Learn From Past Failures". National Democratic Institute. Karroubi continues to expound a populist message{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
^ Caitlin Shayda Pendleton (23 September 2016), "Iran 2017 Presidential Election Tracker", AEI’s Critical Threats Project, retrieved 5 May 2017

[1] "Iran Clamps Down On Opposition Leaders". AP. CBSNews. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[2] Bill Samii (1 September 2005), Iran: Political System Undergoes Major Changes, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, retrieved 15 May 2017

[3] VOA News (August 17, 2009). "Iranian Police Clash With Protesters Over Banned Newspaper". Voice of America. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009.

[IR-4] Khani, Mohamamd Hassan (17 July 2012). "Political Parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Review. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[GMT-5] Gunes Murat Tezcur (2010). Muslim Reformers in Iran and Turkey: The Paradox of Moderation. The University of Texas Press. pp. 120, 202–203. ISBN 978-0-292-72197-5.

[6] "Political Factions Competing in Iran's Parliamentary Elections". The Jerusalem Post. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[7] Razavi, Reza (2010), "The Road to Party Politics in Iran (1979–2009)", Middle Eastern Studies, 46 (1): 79–96, doi:10.1080/00263200903432274, ISSN 1743-7881, S2CID 144106165

[8] Kaveh-Cyrus Sanandaji (Middle East Center, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford) (April 24, 2009). "What Reformists Can Learn From Past Failures". National Democratic Institute. Karroubi continues to expound a populist message{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Tehran_Bureau-9] Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

[10] Caitlin Shayda Pendleton (23 September 2016), "Iran 2017 Presidential Election Tracker", AEI’s Critical Threats Project, retrieved 5 May 2017

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