Iran Begins First Election Campaign Since 2022 Mass Protests

Election campaign kicks off in Iran

On 1 March, people of Iran will go to the polls to elect 290 members of parliament for four-year terms in a single round. On the same day, votes will also be cast to elect 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, which is responsible for appointing and dismissing the Supreme Leader, for eight-year terms. 15,200 candidates will compete in the general elections. This is considered a record number. Compared to the 2020 elections, the number of candid…

Iran begins first election campaign since custodial death of Mahsa Amini

Iran on Thursday (Feb 22) started its first election campaign since the 2022 custodial death of Mahsa Amini. Twenty-two-year-old Amini died on Sept 16, 2022, after she was arrested by the morality police for violating Iran's headscarf law. Her custodial death sparked nationwide protests to overthrow the country's clerical rulers. As a response, the authorities launched a bloody crackdown that killed over 500 people.

Record number of candidates begin election campaign in Iran

Candidates running for seats in Iran's legislature for a four-year term have launched their election campaigns, one week ahead of polls.

Campaigning begins for Iran's legislative election

Candidates running for seats in Iran's legislature launched Thursday their election campaigns, one week ahead of polls expected to tighten conservatives' grip on power.Voters are due to cast their ballots on March 1 to pick new members of Iran's parliament, as well as the Assembly of Experts, a key body in charge of appointing the country's supreme leader.The upcoming election will be the first since months-long nationwide protests rocked Iran f…

Iran starts first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

TEHRAN, Iran — Candidates for Iran's parliament began campaigning Thursday in the country's first election since the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

Campaigning begins for Iran’s legislative election

TEHRAN: Candidates running for seats in Iran’s legislature launched Thursday their election campaigns, one week ahead of polls expected to tighten conservatives’ grip on power. Voters are due to cast their ballots on March 1 to pick new members of Iran’s parliament, as well as the Assembly of Experts, a key body in charge of appointing the country’s supreme leader. The upcoming election will be the first since months-long nationwide protests r…