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Moderate Socialists Party
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<h2 id="members">Members</h2> <p>The party membership consisted largely of landowners, constitutionalist <a href="/facts/Ulema/7vMcAgBV">ulema</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Bazaari/GhDmFEJ1">bazaaris</a>. It espoused the traditional <a href="/facts/Middle-class/6EUq9Mue">middle-class</a> and <a href="/facts/Landed_aristocracy/GsEmh6lt">landed aristocracy</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Notable members and supporters were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sayyed_Mohammad_Tabatabai/12TLCnSR">Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayyed_Abdullah_Behbahani/ARfmor02">Sayyed Abdullah Behbahani</a></li> <li>Ali-Mohammad Dawlatabadi</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mohammad_Vali_Khan_Tonekaboni/3oc6y8jL">Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Abdol-Hossein_Farmanfarma/hpEuhepF">Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Abolqasem_Naser_al-Molk/DdlEIQa6">Abolqasem Naser al-Molk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ali-Akbar_Dehkhoda/5jVVdF4w">Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mohammad_Mossadegh/IAm34V5s">Mohammad Mossadegh</a></li></ul> <h2 id="views">Views</h2> <p>The party claimed to uphold the principles of <a href="/facts/Islam/zDLbL45C">Islam</a>, proposing military, judicial, and economic reforms, as well as strengthening the <a href="/facts/Constitutional_monarchy/C0TtVRq8">constitutional monarchy</a>, convening the <a href="/facts/Senate_of_Iran/DlGFTqwy">Senate</a>, protecting <a href="/facts/Family_values/lLGndLgh">family values</a>, <a href="/facts/Private_property/w4nypYHj">private property</a>, limitation of the work week and wages in accordance with work performed, and prohibition of <a href="/facts/Child_labor/rhdNHpXK">child labor</a>. It also expressed support for <a href="/facts/Freedom_of_association/YoGAN8cB">freedom of association</a> and <a href="/facts/Freedom_of_the_press/9RLTKfod">freedom of the press</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="parliament-election-results">Parliament election results</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Election</th><th colspan="4">Seats</th><th rowspan="2">Quota<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th></tr><tr><th>Count<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></th><th>±</th><th>%</th><th>±</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/1906_Persian_legislative_election/lD2aa7Cw">1906</a></th><td>35 / 156</td><td>—</td><td>22.43</td><td>—</td><td>Majority party<i>as Moderates</i></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/1909_Persian_legislative_election/JHBcpdSr">1909</a></th><td>74 / 126</td><td> 39</td><td>58.73</td><td> 36.3</td><td>Majority in coalition<i>Including 38 in coalition</i></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/1914_Persian_legislative_election/TYKqfWjI">1914</a></th><td>29 / 115</td><td> 45</td><td>25.21</td><td> 33.52</td><td>Minority</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (October 28, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 199–202. Retrieved September 12, 2016. <a href="/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh" target="_blank">/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Matin-Asgari, Afshin [in Persian] (2018). Both Eastern and Western: An Intellectual History Of Iranian Modernity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-108-42853-8. <a href="978-1-108-42853-8" target="_blank">978-1-108-42853-8</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (October 28, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 199–202. Retrieved September 12, 2016. <a href="/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh" target="_blank">/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 105–106, 120. ISBN 0-691-10134-5. <a href="0-691-10134-5" target="_blank">0-691-10134-5</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (October 28, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 199–202. Retrieved September 12, 2016. <a href="/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh" target="_blank">/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 105–106, 120. ISBN 0-691-10134-5. <a href="0-691-10134-5" target="_blank">0-691-10134-5</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (October 28, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 199–202. Retrieved September 12, 2016. <a href="/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh" target="_blank">/wiki/Mansoureh_Ettehadieh</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 105–106, 120. ISBN 0-691-10134-5. <a href="0-691-10134-5" target="_blank">0-691-10134-5</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>آشنایی با تاریخ مجالس قانونگذاری در ایران دوره اول تا دوره شانزدهم [History of Legislatures in Iran (1285–1328)] (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. 2005 [1384]. pp. 19–20, 46–47, 68. <a href="http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/book_pub/download/837285" target="_blank">http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/book_pub/download/837285</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>آشنایی با تاریخ مجالس قانونگذاری در ایران دوره اول تا دوره شانزدهم [History of Legislatures in Iran (1285–1328)] (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. 2005 [1384]. pp. 19–20, 46–47, 68. <a href="http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/book_pub/download/837285" target="_blank">http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/book_pub/download/837285</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>