Iranian Principlists

Principlists اصول‌گرایان
Newspaper	Kayhan Abrar Islamic Republic Vatan-e-Emrooz
Ideology	Conservatism Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists Shia Islamism
Political position	Right-wing
Religion	Shia Islam
International affiliation	None
Affiliated groups	Motalefeh Rohaniat Modaresin Chekad Azadandishan Mohandesin Isargaran Rahpouyan Khedmatgozaran Rayehe Khosh Paydari Istadegi Sedaye Mellat Ansar Noandishan YEKTA
Alliances	The Two Societies Front of Followers Transformationalists Builders United Front
Islamic Consultative Assembly[1]	83 / 290
Assembly of Experts	57 / 86
City Council of Tehran[2]	16 / 31
City Council of Mashhad[2]	24 / 25
City Council of Isfahan[2]	10 / 21
City Council of Tabriz[2]	9 / 21
City Council of Bushehr[2]	3 / 11
City Council of Arak[2]	10 / 15
City Council of Qom[2]	20 / 21
City Council of Karaj[2]	6 / 21
City Council of Shiraz[2]	13 / 21
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Principlists (Persian: اصول‌گرایان‎‎; Osul-Garâyân), or Iranian Conservatives, are one of two main political camps inside post-revolutionary Iran, the other being Reformists. Within Iranian politics, a principlist refers to the conservative supporters of the Supreme Leader of Iran and advocates for protecting the ideological principles of the Islamic Revolution’s early days.^[3]

A declaration issued by The Two Societies, which serves as the Principlists "manifesto", focuses on loyalty to Islam and the Iranian Revolution, obedience to the Supreme Leader of Iran, and devotion to the principle of Vilayat Faqih.^[4]

The Principlists currently dominate the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Assembly of Experts and several City Councils, as well as non-elective institutions such as the Guardian Council.^[4]

Election results

President

President of Iran
Date	Candidate Supported	%	Votes	Rank	Notes
1997	Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri	25%	7,242,859	2nd	Main Principlist Candidate
2001	Ahmad Tavakkoli	15.6%	4,393,544	2nd	Main Principlist Candidate
2005/1	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	19.43%	5,711,696	2nd
	Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf	13.93%	4,095,827	4th
	Ali Larijani	5.83%	1,713,810	5th
2005/2	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	61.69%	17,284,782	1st
2009	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	62.63%	24,527,516	1st
	Mohsen Rezaee	1.73%	678,240	3rd
2013	Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf	16.46%	6,077,292	2nd
	Saeed Jalili	11.31%	4,168,946	4th	Stability Front candidate
	Mohsen Rezaee	10.55%	3,884,412	5th
	Ali Akbar Velayati	6.16%	2,268,753	6th

Islamic Consultative Assembly

Islamic Consultative Assembly
Date	Seats
	#	%	± pp
1996	110 / 270	40.7%	-
2000	54 / 290	18.6%	22.1
2004[5]	156 / 290	53.8%	35.2
2008[6]	199 / 290	68.6%	14.8
2012	182 / 290	62.75%	5.85
2016	83 / 290	28.62%	34.13

Assembly of Experts

Assembly of Experts
Date	Seats
	#	%	± pp
1998[7]	68 / 86	79%	-
2006	59 / 86	69%	10
2016	42 / 88	48%	21

City Council of Tehran

City Council of Tehran
Date	Seats
	#	%	± pp
1999	0 / 15	0%
2003	14 / 15	93.3%	93.3
2006	11 / 15	73.3%	20
2013[2]	16 / 31	51.6%	21.7

See also

• Islamic Principlism in Iran

References

1. "تعداد و درصد گرایش سیاسی نمایندگان مجلس نهم". Mizan Online. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
2. "سهم گروه‌های سیاسی از چهارمین انتخابات شورای شهر در تهران و ۸ شهر بزرگ". Khabar Online. July 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
3. Ladane Nasseri; Kambiz Foroohar; Yeganeh Salehi (June 16, 2013). "Iranians Celebrate Surprise Rohani Win as Reason for Hope". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
4. SHAUL, BAKHASH (12 September 2011). "Iran's Conservatives: The Headstrong New Bloc". Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Tehran Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
5. Farhi, Farideh. "Iran's 2008 Majlis Elections" (PDF). University of Brendies. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
6. Rasouli, Habib. "آرايش سياسي مجلس نهم". Mardomsalari. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
7. Afshari, Ali. "تحليلي از نتايج انتخابات خبرگان". Rooz Online. Retrieved 2015-03-17.

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