IFP - An Iranian lawmaker called on competent women to run for Iran�s City and Village Councils elections due to be held in May across the country.






Fatemeh Zolqadr, a senior female member of the Iranian Parliament, invited all competent women in the country to run for the upcoming local elections in May.

�We all believe that our cities and villages are like our homes. Women are clearly more than men aware of what is going on at home,� Zolqadr said, according to a Farsi report by ICANA.

Therefore, she added, women are required to have a stronger presence in the local elections so as to organize our cities and villages.

�This way, the thoughts and capabilities of women can also be used in the governance of cities and villages,� Zolqadr added.

The total number of seats in the city and village councils of Iran was declared by Iran�s interior minister to be nearly 200,000.