Iran13 September, 20262 min read
Iranian Parliament Launches Impeachment Of Economy Minister Ali Madneezadeh With 47 Signatures
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Parliament collects 47 signatures to impeach the economy minister Ali Madani-zadeh. Bill to impeach not yet sent to floor; session to hear the minister.
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Impeachment moves forward
Iranian parliamentarians have launched a plan to impeach Alimadnianzada (Ali Madneezadeh), the Minister of Economy, in a context described as an economic war under the U.S. naval blockade with the possibility of renewed military confrontation between Tehran and Washington. خبرآنلاین says the impeachment has been received with 47 signatures, while فرارو reports that Mustafa Pourdeghan said “So far, 47 signatures have been collected to impeach the Minister of Economy” and added that the bill had not yet been sent to the floor.
فرارو also says that under Parliament’s internal rules, Article 227 allows MPs to impeach the minister or the Council of Ministers, and that an impeachment can be tabled once it is signed by at least 10 MPs. In the same reporting, Pourdeghan said the bill would move to a session in which “the honorable minister must appear in Parliament to respond,” framing the next step as a formal appearance after the bill reaches the floor.
Competing MP arguments
Ahmad Fattami, the representative of Babol, told Yakhnews Online News Agency that “This impeachment is to hear the minister’s remarks,” arguing that impeachment does not necessarily mean removing and dismissing the minister and that Parliament’s oversight should become “more precise and intelligent.” Javad Nikbin, the representative of Kashmar in the Twelfth Parliament, said he “do not agree with impeaching him,” adding that “in a military and economic war, now is not the time to impeach the economy minister.”
Majid Nassirpour, the representative of Sarab, argued that “the vote of confidence in the economy minister was a mistake, and impeachment is worse,” describing the earlier vote as a product of wartime conditions and calling impeachment in current conditions another mistake. The same خبرآنلاین reporting links the push to inflation and hardship, quoting Mostafa Pourdeghan as saying “The inflation of food and livelihood items, along with the minister’s handling of the economic pressures on the people” are among the main reasons for impeachment designers.
Accountability vs constraints
Ali Ghanbari, an economist and faculty member of Tarbiat Modares University, told فرارو that “Price increases, reduced purchasing power, and price fluctuations are realities that cannot be erased from people’s minds,” and said it is natural that accountability demand grows as citizens feel consequences “in shops and their daily expenses.” Ghanbari also argued that “Severe inflation is not solely caused by decisions of a particular ministry,” saying the Central Bank’s tools—“Monetary tools, setting interest rates, and managing credits”—directly affect inflation while budget deficits and financing deficits are also central.
In the same interview, he warned that reducing complex issues to one ministry’s performance can make impeachment “carry strong and costly political implications, but in real life it would not be effective; because the roots of the crisis remain.” The فرارو reporting ties the impeachment drive to specific parliamentary questions, including a line attributed to Mustafa Pourdeghan: “You raised liquidity to 17,000 trillion tomans and annual inflation of living and food items to 140%, and many indicators have broken the people’s backs.”