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Iran Presidential Election: After Raisi’s funeral, focus turns to vote for successor

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After Iran mourned president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a recent helicopter crash, the nation’s focus turns to an election next month for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking a loyalist to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The lead-up to the early vote on June 28 has opened up the field to a broad…

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Iran conservatives secure bulk of seats in elections: media

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Iranian women fill out their ballots before casting their vote, during elections to select members of parliament and a key clerical body, in Tehran on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Iranian conservatives secured the bulk of seats in elections for a key clerical body and the national legislature, local media reported, estimating a…

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Hard-liners are leading in Iran’s parliamentary election which may have witnessed record-low turnout

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Iranians vote during the parliamentary election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after parliamentary election concluded in Iran, hard-liners are leading in initial vote counting in the capital of Tehran, state media. State-run IRNA news agency and state TV said 1,960 from 5,000 ballots in…

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