Confrontation between National Consultative Assembly and the Old Constitution of Power, An Analysis of the Reaction of the Court and Princes to the financial Reform of the First Parliament

An escalation in financial crisis of Iran on the eve of Constitutional Revolution, prioritized the necessity of organizing a financial system, for the National Consultative Assembly. The establishment of financial committee in which one of its attempts was, the regulation of incomes and expenses and decreasing pensions and salaries was done. These attempts in turn, accompanied the reactions of the beneficiaries of the old constitution and made them confronted the new constitution and mainly the institution of parliament. In this paper has been tried to analyze the aspects of this confrontation in political context. The main question is, what was the impact of the first parliament’s attempt in decreasing pensions and salaries on the confrontation between Parliament and The old constitution of power? The underscored point of this research, based on the regulating minutes of the Parliament and the analytical method, is the Elite’s reaction toward the constitution of power. Achievements demonstrate that the parliament’s attempt decreasing the pensions and salaries, heightened reactions of two boards in power’s core and the affiliation of it including the king, Imperial organization and Princes. This reaction had been flourished through the format of petition, taking sanctuary in parliament and a protest against this new-established organization.