The group shares the
Freedom Movement of Iran's pro-democracy stance but favors
welfare-state economics, instead of a free-market model, and holds a more critical view toward
the West in their foreign policy. According to
Human Rights Watch, it is a "loosely knit group of activists who favor political reform and who advocate the implementation of constitutional provisions to uphold the
rule of law. The grouping, which has no formal structure, came together to contest the
parliamentary elections of 2000". It is also described as "a collection of
liberals and
social democrats with active
Islamic feminists among its members". According to
Taghi Rahmani, the group "believes that religion should serve
civil society. It also believes that all Iranians have equal rights, and that they should be seen as equal citizens despite their different viewpoints." == Electoral history ==