Polls Close After Iran Parliamentary Vote

March 02, 2012 from Euronews

Iranians headed to more than 47,000 polling stations on Friday for the first parliamentary elections since the disputed 2009 Presidential vote. Commentators said the contest became a race between the followers of conservative hardliners Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Two key opposition leaders remained under house arrest and scores of candidates from the Green Movement were barred from taking part.

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Iranian legislative election, 2012

The parliamentary elections for the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly, or Majlis, were held in Iran on Friday, 2 March 2012 with a second round on 4 May 2012 in those 65 districts where no candidate received 25% or more of the votes cast. More than 5,000 candidates registered ... Explore this topic

Ali Khamenei

Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei is the Supreme Leader of Iran, and a Shia Marja'. He had also served as the President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. In 2012, Forbes selected him 21st in the list of 'World's Most Powerful People'. Holding absolute power in his country,... Explore this topic

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmud Ahmadinejad este un politician din Iran, ales al șaselea președinte al Iranului, începând cu data de 3 august 2005. A câștigat alegerile prezidențiale din 2005, ca apoi să fie reales în 2009 după o alegere controversată. Protestele în masă continuă în Iran, mulți acuzân... Explore this topic

Mir-Hossein Mousavi

Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the seventy-ninth and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition ... Explore this topic

Iranian Green Movement

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Election

An election contest is an opportunity for constituents to vote for a political party or candidate for a governmental office or seat, or the ability to run for a governmental office or seat (as is the case with primaries). For more information, please see the Freebase wiki pag... Explore this topic

Voting

Voting is a method for a group such as a meeting or an electorate to make a decision or express an opinion—often following discussions, debates, or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. On June 13, 2012, ICANN announced amongst others that Val... Explore this topic

House arrest

In justice and law, house arrest is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to a certain residence. Travel is usually restricted, if allowed at all. House arrest is a lenient alternative to prison time or juvenile-detention time. While house arrest can be ap... Explore this topic

Polling place

A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections. Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are often located in facilities used for other purposes, such as sch... Explore this topic

Iran

Irano Islamo Respublika – valstybė Artimuosiuose Rytuose, Azijos pietvakarinėje dalyje. Ribojasi su Armėnija, Azerbaidžanu, Turkmėnija bei Kaspijos jūra šiaurėje, Afganistanu ir Pakistanu rytuose, Iraku ir Turkija vakaruose, Persijos įlanka bei Omano įlanka pietuose. Explore this topic

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