Principlists fraction (2012–2016)

{{Short description|Iranian parliamentary group}}

{{Infobox parliamentary group

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| name = Principlists fraction

| chamber = {{nowrap|Islamic Consultative Assembly}}

| legislature = 9th

| foundation = 2012

| dissolution = 2016

| parties = Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution
Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution

| leader = Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel{{citation|first=Ali Reza|last=Eshraghi|url=https://lobelog.com/irans-hardliners-weaker-but-louder/|title=Iran's Hardliners: Weaker But Louder|date=23 October 2013|access-date= 29 December 2019|work=Lobelog}}

| ideology = Conservatism

}}

The Principlists fraction ({{langx|fa|فراکسیون اصولگرایان}}) was one of the two primary parliamentary groups in the 9th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the opposition to the majority Followers of Wilayat fraction.{{citation|author=Mehrdad Moarefian |author2=Marie Donovan |author3=Paul Bucala |author4=contributors Ryan Melvin |author5=Caitlin Pendleton |author6=Jordan Olmstead |url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/iran-news-round-up/iran-news-round-up-september-30-2015|title=Iran News Round Up|date=29 September 2015|access-date= 29 December 2019|work=Critical Threats Project Iran|publisher=American Enterprise Institute}}

A politically conservative group, it had been described as "radical" in comparison to its more moderate rival led by Ali Larijani.{{citation|first=Ali|last=Afshari|title=Impeachment casts doubt on return of Iran student movement|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/08/rouhani-impeachment-science-minister-student-movement.html|date=25 August 2014|access-date= 29 December 2019|work=Al-Monitor}}

According to Ali Afshari, a review of parliamentary decisions made shows that they had about 90 members. They could gain as much as 100 votes in the election for the speaker in May 2012.{{citation|url=https://english.khabaronline.ir/news/181849/Larijani-re-elected-as-Iran-s-9th-Majlis-Speaker|title=Larijani re-elected as Iran's 9th Majlis Speaker|date=28 May 2012|access-date= 29 December 2019|work=Khabaronline}}

Parties shaping the group were Front of Islamic Revolution Stability (Paydari), the Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution (Rahpouyan) and the Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution (Isargaran).{{citation|first=Tina|last=Amini|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2012/06/opinion-new-parliament-set-for-faceoff-with-ahmadinejad.html|title=New Parliament Set for Faceoff with Ahmadinejad|date=25 June 2012|access-date= 29 December 2019|work=Tehran Bureau|publisher=PBS}}