May 19, 2013
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Iran elects on national level a head of state and head of government, a legislature, and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council elections are held every four years throughout the country. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Parliament or Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami) has 290 members, elected for a four-year term in multi- and single-seat constituencies. Elections for the Assembly of Experts are held every six years. Mayors will be elected by popular vote for the first time in 2013. All candidates have to be approved by the Guardian Council. See Politics of Iran for more details. Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the voting age was 15 years, the lowest globally at the time.
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![West's war rhetoric against Iran mobilizing voters [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1209000/1209713/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=a030858b132e02f34f05915516f0b5a6)
![Election fever grips political parties in Iran [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1033000/1033149/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f45f2a414da68c7cf56f8d0088342a54)
![Iran reformists prepare for elections amid conservatives' division [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-672000/672603/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4e45bed0daba4f3d0bf7217d76cc0577)