; Whereas a free and democratic Iran will seek equal political participation by all Iranians from all ethnic and religious groups, including Arabs, Azeris, Baluchis, Kurds, Lurs, Persians, Qashqai, Turkemans, and others; Whereas an inclusive and broad-based dialogue process, that includes representatives from all ethnic and religious groups, would work to agree on the new Constitution of a free and decentralized democratic Iran; Whereas Iranian opposition groups have called for universal suffrage and free elections, and advocate gender, religious and ethnic equality, adherence to market economy principles and the establishment of a decentralized republic based on separation of religion and state and a non-nuclear Iran; Whereas these plans commit a free and democratic Iran to the abolition of Sharia Law, the death penalty, a foreign policy based on peaceful coexistence, international and regional peace and cooperation; and Whereas the plan recognizes that the ballot box is the only criterion for legitimacy, and accordingly it seeks a republic based on universal suffrage: Now, therefore, be it