9th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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The 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly (Persian: دوره نهم مجلس شورای اسلامی) 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]
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| Overview | |||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Baharestan | ||||||||
| Term | 27 May 2012 – 24 May 2016 | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
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| Rahrovan | Kazem Jalali | ||||||||
| Usulgarayan | Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel | ||||||||
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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]