Elections in Iran

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Iran elects on national level a head of state and head of government (the president), a legislature (the Majlis), and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council elections are held every four years throughout the country. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Parliament or Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami) has 290 members, elected for a four-year term in multi- and single-seat constituencies. Elections for the Assembly of Experts are held every eight years. Mayors will be elected by popular vote for the first time in 2013. All candidates have to be approved by the Guardian Council. See Politics of Iran for more details.

Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the voting age was 15 years, the lowest globally at the time.[1]

The most recent presidential election and the most recent local elections were held on 14 June 2013, simultaneously for the first time.[2][3]

Latest elections

2013 presidential election

The 2013 Iranian presidential election was held on 14 June 2013. Hassan Rouhani was elected to succeed outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Candidate Votes %
Hassan Rouhani18,613,32950.88
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf6,077,29216.46
Saeed Jalili4,168,94611.31
Mohsen Rezaee3,884,41210.55
Ali Akbar Velayati2,268,7536.16
Mohammad Gharazi446,0151.22
Valid votes35,458,74796.58
Blank or invalid votes1,245,4093.42
Total votes cast36,704,156100
Registered voters/turnout50,483,19272.70
Sources: Ministry of Interior of Iran

2013 local elections

2012 parliamentary election

Women voting for first time in 1963

This election was seen as essentially a contest between conservative hardline factions as many of the reformist leaders were under house arrest in particular the two main opposition leaders. Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, who ran for president in 2009. The reformist parties boycotted the elections although independents and women candidates did run.

State officials said the turnout was over 64 percent which is higher than the 57 percent in the 2008 parliamentary vote.

The result saw the conservatives now with 63.5% of seats in the Majlis (parliament). The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was seen as tightened his grip on Iran's faction-ridden political climate at the expense of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[4]

2006 Assembly of Experts election

Past elections

See also

References

  1. ↑ O'Toole, Pam (12 March 2008). "Iran's first-time voters split". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2013 Iranian general elections
  3. ↑ Iran's local elections will be held with presidential
  4. ↑ "Khamenei allies trounce Ahmadinejad in Iran elections - The Times of India". The Times Of India.

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