= Majlis = The '''Majlis''', formally the '''majles-e shurâ-ye eslâmi''' (''Islamic Consultative Assembly'') is the national legislature of Iran. <> ---- == Composition == The legislature has 290 members. They are elected to 4 year terms. 5 seats are set aside for religious minorities: * 2 for Armenians * Assyrians * Jews * Zoroastrians Candidacy for an election must be pre-approved by the '''shourā-ye negahbān''' (''guardian council''). ---- == History == The legislature is a direct successor to the '''National Consultative Assembly''' established in 1906. Through the '''Cultural Revolution''', the assembly was renamed to the '''majles-e shurâ-ye eslâmi''' (''Islamic Consultative Assembly''). Simultaneously the '''senate''' was abolished (or arguably replaced by the '''shourā-ye negahbān''', ''guardian council''), leading to the Majlis as a unicameral legislature. ---- CategoryRicottone