This page was last edited on 17 March 2021, at 11:05. [14], A poll by the Iranian Students Polling Agency (ISPA) indicated that over 44 percent of the respondents across Tehran province say they will definitely not take part in elections, with only 21 percent saying they definitely will. [22], Fatemeh Rahbar and Mohammad Ali Ramazani Dastak died due to COVID-19 before they could take office. They won 221 of the 290 seats, more than doubling their presence in parliament; 83 were elected in the 2016 poll, according to Icana, the parliamentary news agency. (Reuters) By The new parliament may also strengthen the hand of the Revolutionary Guards, the most powerful branch of Iran’s military and important economic player. Iranian women queue to vote in the parliamentary elections in a polling station on Feb. 21, 2020 in Tehran, Iran. Ghalibaf who is seeking to be speaker of future parliament in #Iran has published a new video saying new parliament will work hard to rid people from US pressure. Source: Iran Data Portal (data from the Ministry of Interior). The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. 1980 Parliamentary Election 1984 Parliamentary Election In the 2016 election, a bloc of reformists, centrists and moderate conservatives won 41 percent of parliamentary seats. The Iranian conservatives will dominate the country’s new parliament following an election marked by the lowest voter turnout in decades, according to state media.Two days after the polls closed, the interior ministry results published on February 23 by state media said conservative candidates had secured at least 219 seats in the 290-strong parliament, also known as the Majlis. Iran is holding its parliamentary elections Friday, and one thing seems all but certain: It will be a major victory for the country’s conservative hard-liners. In Tehran, conservatives won all 30 seats. The parliamentary by-elections will be held in six electoral districts of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis in Tehran province, Tafresh, Ashtian and Farahan in Markazi province, Bahar and Kabodar-Ahang in Hamedan province, Gachsaran and Basht in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh in Gilan Province and Mianeh in East Azarbaijan province. The stakes in the 2020 election are huge. Both ran unsuccessful campaigns for the presidency in 2017. A parliamentary election in Iran starting Feb. 1 is expected to help hard-line factions allied with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei tighten their grip on power. 83 conservativ… Many of the new lawmakers opposed the 2015 nuclear deal, one of Rouhani’s main initiatives. Many Iranians were also reportedly apathetic after the disqualification of thousands of candidates, mostly reformists. Iran is scheduled to hold presidential elections in May 2021. [17], On 2 February 2020, Iranian news agency ILNA quoted Ali Hashemi, former Iran's chief of the Drug Control Agency, saying that investigations from a wealthy drug smuggler showed he has spent a lot of his dirty money on Iran's parliamentary elections. On April 17, a second round will be held to decide the remaining 11 seats. [6] Also, candidates must be literate; candidates cannot have played a role in the pre-1979 government, be large landowners, drug addicts or have convictions relating to actions against the state or apostasy. The preparations for Iran ‘s February 21 parliamentary election are already under way. The turnout was only 42.6 percent, the lowest since the 1979 revolution. A man looks on parliamentary election campaign posters in Tehran, Iran February 19, 2020. A banner of cleric Reza Taghavi, a candidate in the Feb. 21st parliamentary elections, hang on a building in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Iranian candidates often run in loose coalitions rather than formal parties, mainly because of the difficulty in building name recognition and momentum in a short time. Iranians began voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country diplomatically. “Regardless of the result and political inclinations of those elected, we thank the people for the sake of their presence,” Rouhani said two days after the election, in a nod to the conservative victory. Parliamentary elections in Iran have become a consistent predictor of relations between the state and the society. The 290 members of the Majlis represent I… Voters have to write down the names of individual candidates. 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Iranians began voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country diplomatically. The section on parliamentary elections contains election results and biographical data of the members of each session of the Parliament (Majles). Parliamentary elections, held every four years, often presage which political faction wins the presidency a year later. Iran elections: Hardliners set to sweep parliamentary polls. [6], According to Iranian law, in order to qualify as a candidate one must:[6], A candidate will be disqualified if he/she is found to be mentally impaired, actively supporting the Shah or supporting political parties and organizations deemed illegal or been charged with anti-government activity, converted to another faith or has otherwise renounced the Islamic faith, have been found guilty of corruption, treason, fraud, bribery, is an addict or trafficker or have been found guilty of violating Sharia law. The election came just days after the outbreak of the first cases of the new coronavirus in Iran. “This negative propaganda about the virus began a couple of months ago and grew larger ahead of the election,” he said during a lecture on February 23. Qalibaf became a strong contender for the speakership. Iranians vote in parliamentary election, hardliners set to cement grip. Qalibaf headed the list of candidates from the Coalition Council of the Islamic Revolution Forces. “Khamenei seeks to hold a vibrant election, but at the same time, seeks to install his own subservient candidate,” said Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), on March 20. [21] Anadolu Agency reported that out of 253 seats that were counted, 195 went to the conservatives and the reformists had 20. Iranians tend to vote mainly along factional lines—reformist, centrist, conservative or hardline. In Iran’s obtuse political system, it’s hard to precisely categorize any politician; some labels are disputed. Some reformist politicians in Iran called for a boycott of the election. Tehran has the largest share of parliamentary seats of any of the 31 provincial blocs. pic.twitter.com/4oSc0vBvlF. Shortly before the 2020 election, Qalibaf’s bloc formed a joint list with Agha Tehrani’s list. Iran has 82 national political parties and 34 provincial parties. Turnout was estimated to be the lowest since the 1979 revolution, hovering only slightly over 42% nationally. Iran's hardliners win all parliament seats in Tehran, state TV says Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43 One can assume that the official figures will be “enhanced” somewhat, to demonstrate that the public still believes in elections and has confidence in the regime. Reasons for the hardliner victory included a continuing poor domestic economic situation under the reformists, the withdrawal of the US from the JCPOAnuclear deal and the re-imposition of US sanctions thereafter (also partially contributin… In the previous election, reformists and centrists had taken all of Tehran’s 30 seats. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the second round, to elect eleven seats, was postponed until 11 September 2020. Although many candidates campaign as part of a party or coalition list, the ballots do not have lists. In multi-member constituencies, voters cast as many votes as there are seats available; if not all seats are filled by candidates with at least 25% of the vote, a second round is held with twice the number of candidates as there are seats to be filled (or all the original candidates if there are fewer than double the number of seats). The election also took place after months of internal protests and showdowns with the outside world. [6], A total of 14,444 people applied to be candidates in the election and were vetted by the Guardian Council.