Majlis

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The Majlis is the national legislative assembly of Iran, serving as the country’s parliament and central representative body in its political system.

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Majlis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
buildingLocation Baharestan Square, Tehran
canApprove cabinet ministers
international treaties
national budget
candidateScreeningBy Guardian Council
canImpeach ministers
canInterpellate President of Iran
ministers
canPass ordinary laws
constitution Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
country Iran
electionFrequency every 4 years
electorate citizens of Iran
establishedDuring Persian Constitutional Revolution
establishedInCurrentForm 1980
firstEstablished 1906
governmentBranch legislative branch of Iran
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasReservedSeatsFor Armenian Christians
linked to: Armenians

Assyrian and Chaldean Christians
Jews
Zoroastrians
linked to: Zoroastrianism

religious minorities
hasStandingCommitteesOn budget and planning
foreign policy
national security
languageOfProceedings Persian
locatedIn Tehran
maximumCandidateAge usually 75 years
meetsIn Islamic Consultative Assembly building
minimumCandidateAge usually 30 years
mustHaveLawsReviewedBy Guardian Council
nativeName Majles-e Shorâ-ye Eslâmî
linked to: Parliament of Iran
numberOfChambers 1
numberOfMembers 290
officialName Islamic Consultative Assembly
linked to: Parliament of Iran
precededBy National Consultative Assembly
roleInInternationalAgreements must ratify major treaties and agreements
roleInWarAndPeace can approve or reject declarations of war and peace
sharesPowerWith President of Iran
Supreme Leader of Iran
shortName Majlis
supervisedBy Guardian Council
termLength 4 years
votingSystem two-round system

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Majlis shortName Majlis