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TEHRAN – Two new parties have been registered in Iran, Iranian Fars news agency reported.

"One of the registered parties will operate under the name 'Transition period of student movement', the other one - 'Looking justice in Islamic Iran', said the secretary of the commission for registration of political parties in Iran, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshgini.

According to him, the founder of the party 'Transition period of student movement' is one of the activists of the student movement Mohsen Umidian. The party 'Looking justice in Islamic Iran' has been established by Nematullo Hakim. During the presidential elections of 2009, he headed the election headquarters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the central region.

According to Iranian media outlets, 260 parties have been registered in Iran in the form of parties, societies, movements, etc. It is reported that only 60 percent are active. In Iran, the parties conduct political struggle in the three camps - the reformist camp, camp of conservatives, camp of moderate supporters of both conservatives and reformist wings. A total of 47 parties function in the camp of reformists, 35 in the camp of conservatives and 25 parties in the camp of moderate supporters.