Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Iran's parliamentary elections in 2012, the March of the troops (AP)

TEHRAN, Iran-the Iranian Official Agency says ti parliamentary elections set for next March.


According to the report, the IRNA Sunday by Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad purchase quotes saying turnout Najjar are arranged in a 2. March 2012.


Iran's opposition to plans to stand facing the hellittämätöntä after the crackdown, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the disputed 2009 election protests the following motivation for the unrest.


But it could also be challenged by Ahmadinejad, who is the strength of the current Parliament for the exam.


The last parliamentary election was in 2008, when the Conservatives won a 275-seat majority of seats in the Chamber.


 

Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Iranian parliamentary elections set for March 12 (AFP)

TEHRAN (AFP)-the Iranians go March 2012, if they so wish, alternates, four-year tenure in Parliament, the Interior Minister told the State polls in broadcasting on Sunday.

"The elections to the Majlis (Parliament) will be held, Friday 18th of Esfand (2. March), "said Mostafa Mohammad Najjar.

The speaker, Ali Larijani, currently dominated by the conservative Christian Democratic Union, the 290-seat Jerusalem. He has repeatedly criticised the policies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in particular with regard to the economy.

The House is approximately 60 reformist alternates.

Iran's election watchdog, the Guardians Council to receive the registered candidates and is also the final results of the validation.

Iran is considered to be the last presidential elections in June 2009 saw the fierce opposition to Ahmadinejad, but the Director said the vote means the positioning and is called the mass protests.

Dozens of people died in protests that, after the elections. Thousands were arrested, first of all, most were released later, but the point of democratic party leaders were sentenced to jail terms and hefty.

Opposition leaders, former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, former speaker, reformist-dominated majlis, chaired, had been under house arrest in mid-February following the presentation, which took part in the many thousands of people, February 14.


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