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| Iran elections: early results show reformists and moderates lead race | |
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| Reformists and moderate conservatives are leading in the race for parliament according to early election results, an indication president Hassan Rouhani may face a more friendly house to pursue his domestic agenda. | Reformists and moderate conservatives are leading in the race for parliament according to early election results, an indication president Hassan Rouhani may face a more friendly house to pursue his domestic agenda. |
| Early returns on Saturday morning from Friday’s parliamentary polls show that none of the three competing political factions will win a majority alone in the 290-seat parliament but reformists seeking greater democratic changes are heading to win their strongest presence in parliament since 2004, at the expense of hard-liners. | Early returns on Saturday morning from Friday’s parliamentary polls show that none of the three competing political factions will win a majority alone in the 290-seat parliament but reformists seeking greater democratic changes are heading to win their strongest presence in parliament since 2004, at the expense of hard-liners. |
| Officials are yet to release early results but reports in the semiofficial Fars and Mehr news agencies and a count conducted by the Associated Press show that hard-liners are the main losers of the vote. | Officials are yet to release early results but reports in the semiofficial Fars and Mehr news agencies and a count conducted by the Associated Press show that hard-liners are the main losers of the vote. |
| Friday’s election for Iran’s parliament and a powerful clerical body known as the assembly of experts was the first since Iran’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers last year. | Friday’s election for Iran’s parliament and a powerful clerical body known as the assembly of experts was the first since Iran’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers last year. |
| Iranians voted in unexpectedly large numbers, with polling hours extended. | Iranians voted in unexpectedly large numbers, with polling hours extended. |
| The election was a key test of whether supporters of Hassan Rouhani, the president, can gain ground from conservatives and anti-western hardliners. | The election was a key test of whether supporters of Hassan Rouhani, the president, can gain ground from conservatives and anti-western hardliners. |
| Experts say a high turnout – widely predicted to hit 70% – will favour the Rouhani camp. The president himself spoke of an “epic” turnout after casting his vote. | Experts say a high turnout – widely predicted to hit 70% – will favour the Rouhani camp. The president himself spoke of an “epic” turnout after casting his vote. |
| Full results are expected early next week. | Full results are expected early next week. |