Iran voting hours extended due to high turnout May 4, 2012 - 20:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian election officials have extended voting hours due to the high turnout, Fars News Agency reports. The Iranian Interior Ministry said it has decided to keep polling centers open until 9 pm local time (1630GMT) since people are still waiting to cast their votes in many polling stations across the country. The voting started at 8 am (0330 GMT) this morning and was slated to end at 6:00 pm (1330 GMT) before the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of polling, was made to extend the voting hours for several times already. Over 14,300 polling stations have been set up to elect representatives to the parliament. The run-off vote for the remaining 65 parliament seats is being held in Tehran and 17 other provinces.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
