Iranians’ informed choice to lead to efficient parliament: Top General
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri called for the massive participation of people…
Tag Archives: Iran’s parliamentary elections
Vaezi says massive turnout to parl. elections to preserve Iran’s security, interests
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi called for maximum participation of the people in the upcoming parliamentary elections, underlining…
Strong Iran not possible without strong parliament: Shamkhani
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani called for high turnout in the elections due to be…
‘We must bring US to negotiating table again’, Iran’s President says
Tasnim – Iran’s president described a big turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a key factor contributing to the country’s unity…
Election participation biggest boost to Iranian diplomacy to counter US policies: Zarif
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that participation in the parliamentary election is the biggest boost to Iranian diplomacy…
All Iranians need to take part in elections to honor the country, veep says
IRNA – The first vice president, emphasizing that defending the elections is a defense of national interests, said that the criticism is…
Iranian students censure US for meddling in elections
Press TV | Ghanbar Naderi: The United States has started a meddling campaign in Iran’s upcoming parliamentary vote. The US behavior runs…
Iran kicks off parliamentary election campaign
Al-Monitor – Campaigning for Iran’s 11th parliament officially began today for the Feb. 21 elections. According to Tasnim News Agency, campaigning will…
Candidates officially start electoral campaigns for Iran’s parliamentary votes
Press TV – Nominees qualified by the Guardian Council to run at Iran’s upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections have started their…
Deputy judiciary chief calls for massive turnout in parl. elections
MNA – First Deputy Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called for maximum participation of the people in the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying…
No fraud possible in Iran elections: Jannati
MNA – Secretary of Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said on Tuesday that the Iranian people trust the establishment as a result…
Elections in Iran not symbolic: Guardian Council spokesman
Press TV – The spokesman for Iran’s election supervisory body, the Guardian Council, says voting in the country is not symbolic, as…
Iranians reflect on most important issues in elections
Press TV – Iranians are going to the polls in the parliamentary elections on February 21. As our correspondent reports, many voters say…
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei defends pre-election purge of Reformists
Al-Monitor – “There are lots of problems in the country, some of which are due to sanctions and some are due to…
Ayatollah Jannati stresses ‘competitiveness’ of upcoming parliamentary election
MNA – Secretary of Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said that the upcoming election will be competitive when one takes into account…
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei calls for a high turnout in February parliament election: TV affiliated website
Reuters – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for a high turnout in a February parliamentary election, the YJC news site,…
Zarif: Massive election turnout to make Trump forget “maximum pressure” policy
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the massive participation of the Iranian people in upcoming elections will make…
Shamkhani: Protecting elections is among nation’s national duty
IRNA – Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani said on Monday that protecting elections which truly demonstrates…
Iran’s Guardian Council approves 2,000 more nominees for parliamentary elections
Press TV – Iran’s Guardian Council, the election supervisory body, says following the preliminary disqualification of some nominees for the upcoming parliamentary…
Corruption, not Trump, will drive Iranian protest vote
Bloomberg | Bobby Ghosh: A familiar charade is playing out in Tehran. Ahead of the elections to the Iranian parliament next month,…
Guardian Council confirms law on transparency of spendings for elections
IRAN – Spokesman for the Guardian Council said on Thursday that the Council has confirmed a law passed by the parliament to…
Iran’s 11th Parliamentary Elections in numbers
Press TV – Iran is less than a month away from holding the legislative elections to appoint lawmakers to its 11th Majlis…
Iran pares election roster in favor of hard-liners
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Iran’s powerful Guardian Council has purged many Reformists from the ranks of would-be candidates for the fast-approaching parliamentary…
With reformers sidelined, Iranian elections looking like hard-liners Vs. conservatives
Radio Free Europe | Golnaz Esfandiari: With Iranian parliamentary elections just a month away, there are increasing signs that the vote will…
Iran’s fractious hard-liners hold edge as parliamentary election approaches
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Iran’s hard-liners and conservatives appear to have failed to reach a unified platform ahead of the Feb. 21…
High turnout in elections can boost Iran’s global standing: Analyst
Press TV – An Iranian political analyst says a high turnout in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections would render enemy plots futile…
MP delineates Reformists’ priorities in upcoming elections
MNA – Mostafa Kavakebian, the secretary-general of Mardomsalari party (Democracy Party), underlined the necessity of massive participation of people in the upcoming…
Iran MP: High election turnout will improve national security
Press TV – An Iranian lawmaker has stressed the importance of people’s participation in the upcoming elections, saying it will strengthen the country’s…
Trump offensive leaves Iran’s hardliners ascendant as poll nears
Bourse and Bazaar | Golnar Motevalli and Arsalan Shahla: After a dozen years as speaker of Iran’s parliament, half of them allied…
Iran’s Reformists face major challenges in coming election
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: As Iran’s Reformists map their strategy for the February 2020 election, their camp is struggling to improve its…
Iran parliamentary polls draw major figures in last day of registration
Press TV – Prominent political figures have signed up for a planned parliamentary vote in Iran as an official deadline for submitting…
Is Iran’s long-serving speaker retiring from politics?
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: For weeks, speculation had been rife that Iranian parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was deliberating whether to run for…
Larijani not to run for parliament, president
Financial Tribune – Incumbent Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said he has decided not to stand in the upcoming parliamentary polls. In a…
Iran official points to more open elections
Bourse and Bazaar | Marc Jourdier: A senior Iranian official has suggested in an interview with AFP that authorities may be more…
Leader calls for qualified candidates in next parliamentary elections
MNA – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stressed that only qualified individuals should enrol for the next…
Iran starts registering candidates for parliamentary elections
Press TV – Candidates have begun filing their nomination for the 11th Iranian parliamentary elections scheduled for February 21, 2020. Iran’s Interior…
Results of Majlis run-off elections due on Saturday: Minister
Tehran, April 29, IRNA – Results of Majlis run-off elections will be released early Saturday, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on…
Iran holds run-off election for parliament
Tehran, April 29, IRNA – Iranians cast votes in parliamentary run-off elections held across the country on Friday. According to the elections…
Parliamentary runoff elections significant
A former lawmaker stressed the need for the strong participation of Iranians in the second ballot of the parliamentary elections. In…
Iran’s 2016 parliament poll registers record in women participation
Tehran, February 29, The Iran Project – The Friday’s poll in Iran is characterized by a feature which makes it distinctive from…