Politics of Iran - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see political parties in Iran. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Iran.
Iranian presidential election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Alliance of Builders Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (inc.) 24,527,516 62.63%
Green Movement Mir-Hossein Mousavi 13,216,411 33.75%
Moderation and Development Mohsen Rezaee 678,240 1.73%
National Trust Mehdi Karroubi 333,635 0.85%
Valid votes 38,755,802 98.95%
Blank or invalid votes 409,389 1.05%
Totals 39,165,191 100.00%
Voter turnout 85%
Sources: Ministry of Interior of Iran
More info: Iranian presidential election, 2009

For the parliamentary elections of February 20, 2004, the Ministry of Interior Affairs announced a 50% turnout, the lowest in any general election since 1979. It was disputed by the Guardian Council, which claimed the result was closer to 60%. Conservative forces received 54% (156 seats), reformists received 14% of the vote (40 seats), and independents (34 seats); 60 seats were up for runoff election in May 2004. In the run-up to the election many reformist candidates, including about 80 members of the outgoing parliament, were disqualified by the Guardian Council; more than a 100 MPs protested by staging a sit-in in the parliament that lasted for about 3 weeks and ended to no avail. About 120 MPs then resigned and major reformist parties and groups stated they will not take part in the election but did not boycott it. The crisis resulted in a crack in the reformist front, when the Militant Clerics League, of which President Khatami is a member, announced they will participate in the election.

e • d Summary of 14 March/25 April 2008 Parliament of Iran election results
Coalition Seats (1st rd.) Seats (2nd rd.) Seats (Total) %
Conservatives 143 52 195 67.2%
Reformists 31 20 51 17.9%
Independents 29 10 39 13.4%
Armenians recognized minority religion 2 2 0.6%
Assyrian and Chaldean (Catholic) recognized minority religion 1 1 0.3%
Jewish recognized minority religion 1 1 0.3%
Zoroastrian recognized minority religion 1 1 0.3%
Total (Turnout: 60%) 208 82 290 100%
Source: IPU
More info: Iranian legislative election, 2008

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