▁held ▁in ▁Iran ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ay atol lah ▁K home ini ▁and ▁during ▁Ali ▁K ham ene i ' s ▁leadership . ▁ ▁It ▁marked ▁a ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁organizations ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁right - wing ▁Com bat ant ▁C ler gy ▁Association ▁( supp or ters ▁of ▁President ▁Ak bar ▁Hash emi ▁Raf san j ani ) ▁and ▁the ▁left - wing ▁Association ▁of ▁Com bat ant ▁C ler ics . ▁The ▁results ▁marked ▁a ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁right - wing ers ▁who ▁obtained ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁seats . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Main ▁groups ▁contest ing ▁in ▁the ▁elections ▁were : ▁ ▁Com bat ant ▁C ler gy ▁Association , ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Islam ic ▁Al igned ▁Organ izations ▁ ▁Association ▁of ▁Com bat ant ▁C ler ics , ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Women ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁and ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Im am ' s ▁Line ▁groups , ▁including ▁student ▁association ▁Office ▁for ▁Str ength ening ▁Unity ▁and ▁trade ▁union ▁Work er ▁House . ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁Iran , ▁the ▁political ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁Me h di ▁B az arg an , ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁elections ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁their ▁rights ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁fair ▁elections ▁had ▁been ▁cur bed ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁official ▁disc rim ination ▁toward ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁duration ▁of ▁official ▁campaign s ▁started ▁one ▁week ▁after ▁Ram ad