  Iranian parliamentary elections 2nd round due May 4 March 17, 2012 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran is to hold a second round of 9th Majlis elections on May 4 after a total of 225 candidates succeeded in securing the required majority of votes to win parliamentary seats in the first round. The runoff vote for the remaining 65 parliament seats will be held in the Iranian capital of Tehran and other main cities. Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar has announced that the Majlis run-off elections will be held after the Guardian Council, which supervises elections in Iran, confirms the results of the first round of the legislative polling. He added that 130 candidates will compete in the runoff vote. More than 64 percent of some 48 million eligible voters cast their ballots in Iran’s 9th parliamentary elections, held on March 2, with 75 percent of the candidates from the Principlist camp securing the Majlis seats. Out of 30 candidates in the Tehran constituency, only five succeeded in winning the majority of votes in the first round of the elections. According to Iranian law, parliamentary candidates must receive at least a quarter of the votes in each riding in order to win a seat in the Majlis. Otherwise, the riding must advance to a second round of voting, Press TV reported.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
