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Hope fraction

Hope fraction (Persian: فراکسیون امید) is a parliamentary group in the Iranian Parliament, established after 2016 elections by reformists and pro-Rouhani administration politicians.

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At the 7 May 2016 inaugural convention, they claimed 158 MPs attended the event, including every female and two Armenian minority representatives, and thus holding majority in the Parliament.[3] At the second convention, Mohammad Reza Aref was elected as the parliamentary leader by 105 MPs, a number less than 146 seats needed for a majority.[4]


References

  1. Reformists have not officially announced the number of the members affiliated with their own fraction. 103 is number of the members of the parliament who voted for Mohammad Reza Aref for the interim speaker of the parliament in 2016.
  1. "هیات رئیسه فراکسیون امیدتعیین تکلیف شد/تابش وحسین زاده نواب رئیس" (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. "Reformists Eye Control of Majlis Presiding Board", Financial Tribune, 25 May 2017, retrieved 25 May 2017
Preceded by
Imam's Line
Parliamentary group of Reformists
2016–2020
Succeeded by
TBA

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