2008 parliamentary election In
2008 Iranian legislative election, they formed "Popular Coalition of Reforms", consisting of 14 groups.
2012 parliamentary election Led by
Mostafa Kavakebian, in the
2012 Iranian legislative election they were renamed to "Reformists Front", a name similar to the "
Reforms Front" Some reformist groups ruled out any cooperation with the Reformists Front, and some even labeled them as “fake reformists” (). In
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district they were allied with the
Worker House and endorsed 15 shared candidates. The two groups were the most notable reformist parties competing in the elections.
Democracy Party departure and front split In early summer 2014,
Democracy Party left the front in order to be able to remain in the
Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front. Following the exit, a split occurred in the front. One faction believed the Deputy Secretary-General
Mohammad-Javad Haghshenas takes the secretary-general office, and the other faction elected Ali Faezi as the new secretary-general and retained Majid Mohtashami as spokesperson. On 26 October 2014, one faction tried to register the front in the
Ministry of Interior and become the legitimate faction. In October 2014, former leader
Mostafa Kavakebian criticized their decision to form a parallel reformist alliance in
2008, but defended their participation in
2012.
2016 parliamentary election The front issued a list for the
2016 Iranian legislative election which was 100% overlapping with the
List of Hope.
2025-2026 Iranian protests According to Iran International, amid concerns over the collapse of the Islamic Republic and the fall of Ali Khamenei, in addition to the
increasing number of protesters killed by security forces during the
2025-2026 Iranian protests, the Central Council of the
Iranian Reform Front held an emergency meeting behind closed doors, at the conclusion of which a statement was drafted, calling for the resignation of Khamenei and the transmission of state control to a "transitional council". However, upon learning of the statement, security forces issued "heavy and blatant" threats to the leaders of the alliance as well as warnings of widespread arrests, and the statement was withdrawn. On 30 January, the Front threatened to suspend its activities if the authorities refused to listen to the demands of protesters. On 8 February 2026, Front leader
Azar Mansouri, along with fellow reformists
Ebrahim Asgharzadeh and
Mohsen Aminzadeh were arrested by Iranian authorities on charges of "targeting national unity, taking a stance against the
constitution, coordination with enemy propaganda, promoting surrender, diverting political groups and creating secret subversive mechanisms". == Membership ==