Islamic Consultative Assembly
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| National Consultative Assembly | |
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| 31st Majles | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | Ali Larijani, (C) since May 3, 2008 |
| First Deputy Speaker | Mohammad-Reza Bahonar, (C) since May 26, 2011 |
| Second Deputy Speaker | Shahab od-Din Sadr, (C) since May 26, 2010 |
| Leader of Minority | Mostafa Kavakebian, (R) since May 4, 2011 |
| Members | 290 |
| Political groups | Conservatives (195) Reformists (51) Independents (39) Religious minorities (5) |
| Elections | |
| Last election | March 2, 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| Islamic Consultative Assembly Baharestan Tehran Iran |
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| Website | |
| http://www.Majlis.ir http://parlemannews.ir/ http://www.icana.ir/ |
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The National Consultative Assembly of Iran, also called The Iranian Parliament or People's House, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament has 290 representatives. There were 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The recent election took place on 2 March 2012. The new parliament will be opened on 27 May 2012. [1]
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Coordinates: 35°41′30.28″N 51°26′04″E / 35.6917444°N 51.43444°E
