Iran counts votes in election stacked in favour of hardliners

Iran has reportedly started counting votes in its parliamentary election Saturday, as hardliner allies of Supreme Leer Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Revolutionary Guards look to gain a sizeable majority.

According to reports, an official from ministry confirmed that conservatives affiliated with Guards secured 83 out of 290 seats across 31 province following Friday’s parliamentary elections. substantial victory of hardliners indicates collapse of pragmatist political entities as loyalists to Khamenei proved to be front runners.

Iranian officials have yet to anunce total turut, y, however, revealed names of leing candidates in Tehran’s 30 parliamentary seats, confirmed reports. results have corroborated widening influence of Guards across country amid mounting pressures from west over Nuclear deal and tre embargo from US.

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Trump ministration’s withdrawal from 2018 nuclear programme, imposition of fresh sanctions, and continued corruption and mismanment within Iran wrought severe ecomic crisis on Islamic Republic, impacting ordinary Iranians, said reports. popularity of hardliners associated with Supreme Leer Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, depicts optimistic response from citizens as per analysts.

Disqualification of over 7,000 potential candidates

voting saw disqualification of more than 7,000 potential candidates, most of m reformists and moderates, that raised possibility of lower-than-usual turut. Among those disqualified were 90 sitting members of parliament who h wanted to run for re-election, suggest reports.

Reports reveal that Iran’s ministry h urged citizens for a high turut to boost ir legitimacy that was slandered during widespre protests in vember. citizens carried out demonstration in a violent crackdown that soared resentment among people of Iran and ministry.

 Abbasali Kkhodai,  spokesman for watchdog Guardian Council, told media that expected turut could be about 50 percent. He furr ded that Iranian nation h disappointed its enemies by voting in large numbers for Guards.

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