The first and most important is their belief that political legitimacy is only granted through a free and fair election with universal suffrage. This means an end to appointing the head of state or behind-the-scenes games to rig the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second is all about freedoms. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>) believes in respecting all individual freedoms, including, but not limited to, freedom of expression, the press, parties, and assembly. Thus, the Iranian Resistance would also ensure that everyone can access the internet without restrictions because of their political affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third centres on religious freedoms, which means that religion and state will be separated and discrimination against followers of any religion\/denomination will be banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fourth centers on the Iranian Resistance\u2019s overhaul of the judicial system\u00a0to bring it into the 21st Century, which means that it would be based on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fifth is about gender equality, with the Iranian Resistance saying outright: \u201cWe believe in complete gender equality in political, social, and economic arenas\u201d. This means that they will ban discrimination against women, as well as ensuring their rights in the fields of clothing, marriage, divorce, education and employment, and support women\u2019s equal participation in political leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sixth is about human rights, with the Resistance pledging commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all of its international covenants and conventions, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The seventh centers on equality for all nationalities in Iran, with the Resistance pledging support for the autonomy of Iranian Kurdistan, adopted by the NCRI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Iranian Resistance said: \u201cThe language and culture of our compatriots from whatever nationality, are among our nation\u2019s human resources and must spread and be promulgated in tomorrow\u2019s Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The eight is about the market economy\u00a0with the Resistance stating that they recognize private property, private investment, and the market economy, with the caveat that all Iranians must have equal opportunity in employment and in business ventures. In this, they also pledged to revitalize the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ninth regards foreign policy, which the Iranian Resistance said will be based on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tenth is about the nuclear policy, where the Resistance would seek a non-nuclear Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n