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.