The 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly was the 34th
Parliament of Iran
The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Pa ...
that commenced on 28 May 2016 following the legislative elections on
26 February and 29 April 2016 and ended on 26 May 2020.
According to
Anoushiravan Ehteshami
Anoushiravan "Anoush" Ehteshami ( fa, انوشیروان احتشامی) is the Professor and Joint Director of the ESRC Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World at Durham University.
Ehteshami is the Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah Chair in ...
, three things make this parliament noteworthy: return of the
reformists
Reformism is a political doctrine advocating the reform of an existing system or institution instead of its abolition and replacement.
Within the socialist movement, reformism is the view that gradual changes through existing institutions can e ...
to the parliamentary arena, a record of 17 seats held by
female lawmakers and the fact that only 26% of the incumbent MPs were re-elected in the elections, making it a less experienced parliament.
Parliamentary groups
The parliament has three main
parliamentary group
A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council.
Parliamentar ...
s:
The reformist
Hope fraction
Hope fraction ( fa, فراکسیون امید) is a parliamentary group in the Iranian Parliament, established after 2016 elections by reformists and pro- Rouhani administration politicians.
At the 7 May 2016 inaugural convention, they claimed ...
is the largest bloc by number, however it is unable to form a partnership with a great number of newcomers and independents who owe little allegiance to any particular faction. Instead, the conservative allies of
Hassan Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...
led by
Ali Larijani
Ali Ardeshir Larijani ( fa, علی لاریجانی, ; born 3 June 1957) is an Iranian conservative politician, philosopher and former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran ...
have effectively mobilized them. It was clearly illustrated when
Mohammad Reza Aref
Mohammad Reza Aref ( fa, محمدرضا عارف, born 19 December 1951) is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician who was the parliamentary leader of reformists' Hope fraction in the Iranian Parliament, representing Tehran, Rey, S ...
declined to stand for the speaker and Larijani was re-elected uncontested with 237 out of 276 votes.
Members
References
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