TEHRAN, (APP/AFP) – Nearly a quarter of
Iran’s parliamentary seats are at stake Friday in an election
in which reformists want to consolidate their recent comeback
and minimise the clout of hardline lawmakers.
The second round run-offs were triggered because no
candidate in 68 constituencies managed to win 25 percent of
votes cast in the initial nationwide ballot on February 26.
Reformists who backed the country’s moderate President
Hassan Rouhani made big gains in the first round following Iran’s implementation of a nuclear deal with world powers, which lifted
sanctions blamed for long hobbling the economy.
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Iran parliament in the balance in election run-offs
