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| Occupation | Fighting for freedom and democracy in Iran |
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| Location | Iran |
| Introduction | The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also referred to as the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), is the principal and most organized Iranian opposition movement. It was founded in 1965 by three pro-Mossaddeq Muslim Iranian intellectuals with the aim of replacing the monarchical dictatorship with a democracy. The MEK adheres to a modern, democratic, secular, and tolerant interpretation of Islam, according to which elections and public suffrage are the sole indicators of political legitimacy. The Mojahedin is the largest member of the political coalition of democratic Iranian organizations and personalities, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The latter was founded in 1981 in Tehran. According to the NCRI, the provisional government will be in power for only six months and its main responsibility is to hold free and fair elections for a National Legislative and Constituent Assembly and to transfer power to the representatives of the people of Iran. |