IRAN-TEHRAN-ELECTIONS-VOTING-START
(240301) -- TEHRAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People vote at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2024.
Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts began at 8:00 a.m. local time (0430 GMT) Friday at about 60,000 polling stations across the country.
More than 15,000 candidates are competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, while 144 candidates are vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. (Xinhua/Shadati)
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