TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have been reduced to a small fraction in Iran's legislature, hugely outnumbered by the conservatives who once backed him but then turned against him after he was perceived to challenge the authority of top clerics, according to ...
(AP) — Partial results for an Iranian parliamentary reduced to a small fraction of the legislature, hugely outnumbered by the conservatives who once backed him but then turned against him after he was perceived to challenge the authority of top clerics. Iran has touted the turnout for Friday's ...
seen as a pointer for next year's presidential race, results showed on Saturday. The authorities hailed the outcome as a resounding triumph for as it prepares for nuclear negotiations with the West. , leading Friday's vote, but with the hardline Resistance Front of the Islamic Revolution close ...
The parliament has no direct control over major policy matters like Iran's nuclear program, but it can influence the run-up to the election of Of 65 seats for grabs in Friday's runoff election, Ahmadinejad's opponents won 20 while the president's supporters got only 8 seats. Independents won 11, ...
An Iranian woman casts her ballot for the parliamentary runoff elections, in a polling station, in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2012./ Iranian voters are casting ballots in parliamentary runoff elections Friday that could shape the make-up of the 2013 presidential election. Sixty-five seats are at stake ...
(AP) — Iranians lined up at polling stations Friday for a second round of parliamentary elections seen by the country's leaders as endorsement of their controversial nuclear development program, state media reported. already won an outright majority of seats of the new parliament in the first ...
Iranians voted on Friday in a run-off Khamenei's majority will mean a tougher final year for in his second and last term, and with reformists mostly sidelined and opposition leaders under house arrest, the vote is purely a test of the popularity of Khamenei's clerical establishment. Some 65 of ...
off to decide 65 seats still outstanding in its 290-member legislature following a March 2 first round. The vote, whose results are due out in the coming days, was seen as unlikely to change the political direction of the predominantly conservative chamber, though it could help lay the ground ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian voters headed to the polls on Friday for a second round of parliamentary elections that are likely to see conservative opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad consolidate their hold on the legislature. State TV said that 130 candidates are competing in run-off elections ...
(AP) — Iranian voters headed to the polls on Friday for a second round of State TV said that 130 candidates are competing in run-off elections for 65 still-undecided seats in the 290-member parliament, including 25 of the 30 seats in the capital Tehran. of Ahmadinejad have already won outright a ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Friday began runoff elections for more than one-fifth of the seats in parliament, state TV reported. The report said 130 hopefuls were competing for 65 seats in 33 constituencies, including the capital Tehran with 25 undecided seats. Of 50 hopefuls in Tehran, 29 are from ...
Polls opened on Friday for Iran's run-off parliamentary election, state television reported, in a vote which will determine the upcoming assembly's balance. State television said polling stations in 33 constituencies, including the capital Tehran, opened their doors to voters at 8 a.m. (0430 ...
reported, in a vote which will determine the upcoming assembly's balance. in 33 constituencies, including the capital Tehran, opened their doors to voters at 8 a.m. (0430 GMT). They are due to close at 6 p.m. (1430 GMT), although officials have said the time could be extended. Some 65 seats from ...
Iran's state TV is reporting the country has begun The Friday report says 130 hopefuls will compete for 65 seats in 33 constituencies including the capital Tehran with 25 undecided seats. Tehran has 30 representatives in the 290-seat parliament. Five of them were decided in the first round. of ...
TEHRAN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran will hold the second round of the ninth Majlis (parliament) elections on Friday. In the first round of the elections held on March 2, 225 out of the 290 seats were filled and the fate of 65 others will be decided in the run-off contests with 130 candidates. ...
Iran will hold a second round of parliamentary elections on Friday to decide 65 seats still outstanding in its 290-member legislature following a March 2 first round. Conservative MPs of various stripes easily dominated in the first round, meaning the parliament's political stance is unlikely to ...
An Iranian woman casts her ballot for the parliamentary runoff elections, in a polling station, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 4, 2012. The country has begun runoff elections for more than one-fifth of parliamentary seats. Friday's report says 130 hopefuls will compete for 65 seats in 33 ...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was among the first, who voted in the second round of parliamentary elections held in the country, IRINN reported. The second round of parliamentary elections began in Iran at 08:00 local time today, which will continue until 18:00. According to the ...
Iranian women walk past election posters in Tehran. Iran will hold a second round of parliamentary elections on Friday to decide 65 seats still outstanding in its 290-member legislature following the first round on March 2./ Iran will hold a second round of parliamentary elections on Friday to ...
The second round of Iran's parliamentary elections is due to kick off on Friday with 130 candidates from different political factions running for the remaining 65 seats of the 290-seat legislative body./ The runoff vote will be held in 33 constituencies in 18 provinces across the country. After ...
Bradley Richards recalls how he woke up with blood pouring from his head - SWNS/ that led to the death of a British man believes he will have to change careers after suffering life-changing injuries. Bradley Richards, 29, was left with six fractures in his spine and neck and internal bleeding ...
Israeli forces have continued striking targets in Gaza even as the US and its allies push for both sides to accept a ceasefire proposal/ The US government has "every expectation" that Israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six-week cessation of hostilities in Gaza if ...
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas’s military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released. His statement comes after US President Joe Biden announced Israel had proposed a three-stage plan to ...
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