{"id":317464,"date":"2024-03-13T09:10:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T08:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=317464"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:48:01","slug":"analyzing-ghalibafs-standoff-for-irans-parliament-speakership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/analyzing-ghalibafs-standoff-for-irans-parliament-speakership\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyzing Ghalibaf’s Standoff for Iran’s Parliament Speakership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the labyrinth of Iran’s political landscape, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/a> finds himself at a critical juncture. The once-unassailable Speaker of the regime\u2019s Parliament now faces mounting challenges to his leadership, signaling a potential shift in the country’s power dynamics.<\/p>\n

Recent leaks from parliamentary servers<\/a> have shed light on Ghalibaf’s proactive role in advancing legislative measures and budgets sought by the Supreme Leader\u2019s Office and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. However, despite his efforts, internal strife with Ebrahim Raisi’s government paints Ghalibaf as a significant disruptor in Khamenei’s pursuit of absolute conformity in governance.<\/p>\n

Hence, the parliamentary elections on March 1 served as a tool to undermine Ghalibaf’s political standing,<\/a> marked by a significant decrease in his electoral backing, relegating him to a distant fourth position in Tehran. This decline, coupled with the emergence of anti-Ghalibaf factions in the prospective composition of the Majlis, prompts crucial inquiries regarding the sustainability of his speakership.<\/p>\n

The narrative of Ghalibaf’s political trajectory is emblematic of the evolving dynamics within the regime’s extremist circles. Once hailed as the torchbearer of Khamenei\u2019s roadmap, Ghalibaf now finds himself at odds with erstwhile allies, particularly factions aligned with the Paydari Front<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The fissures within the regime’s extremist bloc, those who identify themselves as principlists<\/em>, came to the fore during the 2017 presidential sham elections, where conflicting interests laid bare the fault lines within the camp that is closest to the Supreme Leader. The subsequent parliamentary elections of 2020 further deepened these fault lines, leading to a rupture between Ghalibaf and the Paydari Front.<\/p>\n

The rise of figures such as Hamid Rasaee<\/a>, Amirhossein Sabeti, and Mahmoud Nabavian signals a seismic shift in Tehran’s political calculus, one that promises to redefine the contours of power within the regime\u2019s legislative arm.<\/p>\n

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Watch and judge how #IranRevolution<\/a> has intensified internal strife in the #Iranian<\/a> regime pic.twitter.com\/arCJuckShF<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n