Coalition of the Oppressed and Deprived
Coalition of the Oppressed and Deprived was the political alliance of three Iranian Islamic leftist groups contesting in the 1988 Iranian legislative election. Coalition members were Islamic Association of Teachers, Worker House and Office for Strengthening Unity.
The coalition's list for Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr had 25 shared candidates with Association of Combatant Clerics, while they had 9 shared candidates with the Combatant Clergy Association's list.
After the elections, their MPs were allied with Association of Combatant Clerics and formed the largest bloc in the parliament.Ideology
The coalition claimed advocating Islamism, social equality, simple living, technocracy and egalitarianism.
