United Republicans of Iran

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United Republicans of Iran
اتحاد جمهوری‌خواهان ایران
Spokesperson Hassan Shariatmadari
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Ideology Democratic socialism
Liberal socialism
Progressivism
Republicanism
Secularism [1]
Social democracy [2]
Political position Left-wing to Centre-left
National affiliation Solidarity for a Secular Democratic Republic in Iran
International affiliation Socialist International
Humanists International
Progressive Alliance
Party flag
Civil flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg
Website
jomhouri.com

The Union of Iranian Republicans [1] or United Republicans of Iran [3] (Persian : اتحاد جمهوری‌خواهان ایران, romanized: Etteḥād-e Jomhuri-ḵˇāhān-e Iran) is a secular political organization founded in 2004 by Iranian leftist activists in exile. [1] They are classified as part of the democratic republican opposition groups, whose members are not exclusively made up of former Marxists, but substantial numbers of them are. [3]

In 2011, 'Organization of Iranian Republicans' split from this organization. [4]

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