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Mohammad Dadfar, an MP in the sixth Majlis (Parliament) who is a candidate in the ‎upcoming parliamentary elections told Rooz that while he does not think there is a ‎serious difference between the seventh and eight Majlis, he believes that those in power ‎desire to have two or three active factions in the parliament so that low key individuals ‎from all factions are present in the body.‎

Dadfar said that while he did not know exactly how many candidates to the upcoming ‎Majlis elections had been disqualified, he felt that enmasse disqualifications without any ‎accountability were not in the best interests of the country.‎

The MP told Rooz that the rift among conservative MPs in the Majlis, which surfaced on ‎the Majlis-Administration issue earlier this week, was expected. “It was clear that ‎differences would surface between Majlis representatives. Because the behavior of the ‎executive branch is not acceptable to any Majlis representative. The methods that Mr ‎Ahmadinejad’s government has been using in its foreign and economic policies , are ‎issues that even members of the Seventh Majlis which was extremely unanimous would ‎not remain silent about and accept responsibility for. So the Majlis had to take a ‎confrontational position against the government to protect is image and position,” he said.‎

This former MP from the southern town of Bushehr said he was not sure more senior ‎politicians would come to the conclusion to accept a larger number of groups as ‎candidates in the upcoming Majlis elections. Commenting on the elections he said that, ‎‎“voting may turn out low, but elections will take place and the next Majlis will be ‎formed. Even though such a Majlis would not be leading events. “A Majlis that is elected ‎through a small vote will have problems in implementing its duties,” he concluded.‎