Iranian principlists
right-wing religious conservative political faction in Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Principlists (Persian: اصولگرایان, romanized: Osul-Garāyān, lit. 'followers of principles[11] or fundamentalists[12]'), also known as the Iranian Conservatives[13][14] and formerly known as the Right or Right-wing,[15][16] are one of two main political factions in post-revolutionary Iran; the other being the Reformists.
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Principlists | |
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Spiritual leader | Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel |
Parliamentary leader | Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf |
Ideology | Islamism[1] Political Islam[2] Theocracy[3] Vilayat Faqih Factions: Traditionalism[4][5] Populism[4] Pragmatism[4] Fundamentalism[6] Nationalism[7] |
Political position | Right-wing |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Executive branch | |
President | Yes [lower-alpha 1] |
Ministers | 18 / 19 (95%)
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Vice Presidents | 10 / 10 (100%)
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Parliament | |
Speaker | Yes |
Seats | 162 / 290 (56%)
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Judicial branch | |
Chief Justice | Yes |
Status | Dominant[9] |
Oversight bodies | |
Assembly of Experts | 58 / 88 (66%)
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Guardian Council | Dominant[9] |
Expediency Council | Dominant[10] |
City Councils | |
Tehran | 21 / 21 (100%)
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Mashhad | 15 / 15 (100%)
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Isfahan | 13 / 13 (100%)
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Shiraz | 9 / 13 (69%)
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Qom | 13 / 13 (100%)
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Shiraz | 13 / 13 (100%)
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Tabriz | 6 / 13 (46%)
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Yazd | 11 / 11 (100%)
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Rasht | 9 / 11 (82%)
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The term hardliners that some western sources use to describe Iranian politicians, usually refer to this faction.[17]
Within Iranian politics, "principlist" means the conservative supporters of the Supreme Leader of Iran and supports protecting the "principles" of the Islamic Revolution's early days.[18]