The increasing prominence of conservative and ultra-conservative members comes following a state crackdown on dissent following protests in 2022.
![Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi gestures during an election campaign rally in the city of Eslamshahr, about 25 kilometres south of Tehran, on 6 June, 2021. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1233305098%20%281%29.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=i7xJt9-D)
