10th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly (Persian: دوره دهم مجلس شورای اسلامی) 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.

10th Islamic Consultative Assembly
9th 11th
Overview
JurisdictionIslamic Republic of Iran
Meeting placeBaharestan
Term28 May 2016 (2016-05-28) – 26 May 2020 (2020-05-26)
Election26 February and 29 April 2016
GovernmentRouhani I (2016–2017)
Rouhani II (2017–2020)
Islamic Consultative Assembly
Members290
SpeakerAli Larijani (2016–2020)
1st DeputyMasoud Pezeshkian (2016–2020)
2nd DeputyAli Motahhari (2016–2019)
Abdolreza Mesri (2019–2020)
Fractions
HopeMohammad Reza Aref
WilayiHamid-Reza Haji Babaee
IndependentsKazem Jalali (2016–2019)
Gholam Ali Jafarzadeh (2019–2020)
Sessions
1st28 May 2016 (2016-05-28) – 29 May 2017 (2017-05-29)
2nd30 May 2017 (2017-05-30) – 29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)
3rd30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) – 25 May 2019 (2019-05-25)
4th26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) – 26 May 2020 (2020-05-26)

According to Anoushiravan Ehteshami, three things make this parliament noteworthy: return of the reformists 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.[1]

Parliamentary groups

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The parliament has three main parliamentary groups:

Parliamentary group Voting strength President
Pro-Rouhani Hope ≈103[2] ≈193[3] Mohammad Reza Aref[3]
Wilayi Independents Unknown Kazem Jalali[3]
Opposition Wilayi Deputies <111[3] Hamidreza Hajibabai[3]

The reformist Hope fraction 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 led by Ali Larijani have effectively mobilized them. It was clearly illustrated when Mohammad Reza Aref declined to stand for the speaker and Larijani was re-elected uncontested with 237 out of 276 votes.[1]

Members

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ehteshami, Anoushiravan (2017). "Politics of the Islamic Republic". Iran: Stuck in Transition. The Contemporary Middle East. Taylor & Francis. p. 102. ISBN 9781351985451.
  2. ^ "Reformists Eye Control of Majlis Presiding Board", Financial Tribune, 25 May 2017, retrieved 25 May 2017
  3. ^ a b c d e Rohollah Faghihi (4 November 2016), "Iran's parliament shows its true colors", Al-Monitor, retrieved 25 May 2017