9th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran

9th Islamic Consultative Assembly
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Overview
Jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Iran
Meeting place Baharestan
Term May 27, 2012 (2012-05-27) – May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)
Election 2 March and 4 May 2012
Government Ahmadinejad II (2012–2013)
Rouhani I (2013–2016)
Islamic Consultative Assembly
Members 290
Speaker Ali Larijani (2012–2016)
1st Deputy Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard (2012–2016)
2nd Deputy Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (2012–2016)
Fractions
Rahrovan Kazem Jalali
Principlists Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
Sessions
1st May 27, 2012 (2012-05-27) – May 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)
2nd May 28, 2013 (2013-05-28) – May 24, 2014 (2014-05-24)[1]
3rd May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25) – May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25)[2]
4th May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26) – May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)[3]

The 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly was 33rd Parliament of Iran that commenced on 27 May 2012[4] following the legislative elections on 2 March and 4 May 2012 and was closed on 24 May 2016.[5]

Composition

The parliament was dominated by the conservatives.[6] There were two main parliamentary groups active during the term: The majority Followers of Wilayat (Rahrovan) led by Ali Larijani and chaired by Kazem Jalali, along with the minority Principlists fraction led by Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel.[7] The latter was composed of more conservative groupings such as Paydari and Pathseekers, however Larijani's fraction was hostile towards President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[8][9]

In the first session Speaker election, Haddad-Adel lost to Larijani with 100 to 173 votes out of total 275.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "علی لاریجانی با ۲۱۳ رای برای دومین سال رئیس مجلس نهم شد" (in Persian). Icana News Agency. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "علی لاریجانی برای سومین سال ریاست مجلس نهم را بر عهده گرفت" (in Persian). Hamshahri online. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "مجلس نهم، سکانداران سال پایانی خود را شناخت" (in Persian). Jaam-e Jam. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Opening Ceremony of Iran's 9th Majlis", Iranian Diplomacy, 27 May 2012, retrieved 25 May 2017
  5. ↑ "Iran's 9th parliament closes today", Mehr News Agency, 24 May 2016, retrieved 25 May 2017
  6. ↑ Abdol Moghset Bani Kamal (2013), "The ninth Majlis elections in Iran: Electoral laws, procedures and institutions", Intellectual Discourse, International Islamic University of Malaysia, 21 (1): 71–86, ISSN 0128-4878
  7. ↑ Bahram Rafiei (20 August 2014), "Political Realignments in the Majlis After Removal of Minister", RoozOnline, retrieved 24 June 2014
  8. ↑ Donovan, Marie; Melvin, Ryan; Pendleton, Caitlin (2 July 2017), "Iranian President and Parliament at Odds Over Nuke Deal", Critical Threats Project, American Enterprise Institute, retrieved 2 July 2017 – via Newsweek
  9. ↑ Naghmeh Sohrabi (July 2012), "Reading the Tea Leaves: Iranian Domestic Politics and the Presidential Election of 2013" (PDF), Middle East Brief, Brandeis University (65)
  10. ↑ "Larijani re-elected as Iran's 9th Majlis Speaker", KhabarOnline, 28 May 2012, retrieved 24 June 2014


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