Parliament of Iran

The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( Majles-e Showra-ye Eslami), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majlis (or Majles, ), or the People's House , is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The recent election took place on 2 March 2012 and the new parliament was opened on 27 May 2012.