The Wilayi Independents ( fa, مستقلین ولایی) is a

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. Parliamenta ...

in the

10th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran The 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly was the 34th Parliament of Iran 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, three things ...

, unofficially 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 ...

. The faction was chaired by

Kazem Jalali Kazem Jalali ( fa, کاظم جلالی) (born 25 July 1967) is an Iranian conservative politician and member of the Majlis from Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr district. In June 2009, he was the spokesman for the foreign relations committ ...

, who was succeeded by

Gholam Ali Jafarzadeh Gholam Ali Jafarzadeh Emenabadi ( fa, غلامعلی جعفرزاده ایمن‌آبادی) is an Iranian politician who was a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Rasht Rasht ( fa, رشت, Rašt ; glk, Rəšt, script=Latn; also romani ...

. Though a minority with estimated 80 members, the group is believed to have an advantage in the parliament by shaping a

minority influence Minority influence, a form of social influence, takes place when a member of a minority group influences the majority to accept the minority's beliefs or behavior. This occurs when a small group or an individual acts as an agent of social change by ...

situation.

Composition

In the beginning, the reformists whose list elected 125 candidates to the parliament, expected the moderate independents to join them on a majority faction with about 169 members. However, after the parliament was opened many of them broke away and created a new faction in the parliament along with some

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

rivals and independents to "pursue a moderate agenda". Members of the parliament who were elected by

List of Hope Pervasive Coalition of Reformists: The Second Step ( fa, ائتلاف فراگير اصلاح‌طلبان: گام دوم), named The List of Hope ( fa, لیست امید) by Mohammad Khatami, was the sole coalition and electoral list affiliated ...

backing, and joined the group instead of

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 ...

, were accused of "

opportunism Opportunism is the practice of taking advantage of circumstances – with little regard for principles or with what the consequences are for others. Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives. The term ...

References

{{Iran-poli-stub Iranian Parliament fractions 2016 establishments in Iran 10th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Composition

See also

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