Islamic Consultative Assembly
The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Persian: مجلس شورای اسلامی, romanized: 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 Parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an increase from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent election took place on 21 February 2020, and the new parliament convened on 28 May 2020.
Islamic Consultative Assembly مجلس شورای اسلامی Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī | |
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| 11th term | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 16 November 1906 14 March 1980 (current form) |
| Preceded by | National Consultative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf since 28 May 2020 | |
First Vice | Abdolreza Mesri since 28 May 2023 |
Second Vice | Mojtaba Zonnour since 28 May 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 290 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Qualified majority two-round system | |
Last election | 21 February and 11 September 2020 |
Next election | 1 March 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| Islamic Consultative Assembly Baharestan Tehran Iran | |
| Website | |
| https://en.parliran.ir/ | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
| Government of Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Founded in 1906 as the National Consultative Assembly, the ICA has been described as the rubber stamp parliament for the unelected Supreme Leader of Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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