Hard-liners are leading in Iran's parliamentary election which may have witnessed record-low turnout [View all]

Source: Associated Press

Hard-liners are leading in Iran’s parliamentary election which may have witnessed record-low turnout

Updated 5:10 AM EST, March 2, 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A day after parliamentary election concluded in Iran, hard-liners are leading in initial vote counting in the capital of Tehran, state media reported Saturday.

State-run IRNA news agency and state TV said 1,960 from 5,000 ballots in Tehran have been counted so far, based on an interior ministry report which is updated hourly.

Officials have not yet released the total voter turnout. However, IRNA said it was 41%, based on unofficial reports.

In the last parliamentary election in 2019, only 42% of eligible voters headed to the ballot stations. It was considered the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-parliamentary-election-protests-mahsa-amini-1717e510c2d912d2d19afd7c352be2c3

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Source: The Guardian

Iran election: turnout sinks to record low as polls close

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Sat 2 Mar 2024 00.27 GMT
First published on Fri 1 Mar 2024 17.36 GMT

Polling closed in Iran’s parliamentary elections on Friday night, with officials claiming the nationwide turnout was a record low of 40.6%.

After 10 hours of voting, turnout had stood at only 27%, and in Tehran it was just 12% after eight hours, before the polls were unexpectedly kept open for an extra two hours.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/01/iran-election-extended-by-two-hours-with-turnout-at-just-27