Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours
STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours
SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024
DATELINE: March 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:10
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of voters voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts
STORYLINE:
Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates 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.
A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the I
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