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Iran elects on national level a head of government (the president), a legislature (the Majlis), and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the head of state, the Supreme Leader). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology The Constitution of the Islamic Republic The post of Supreme Leader ( Persian: رهبر انقلاب Rahbare Enqelab, lit (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Vice President of Iran is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to the Presidential Parviz Davoodi (پرويز داوودي Parviz Dâvudi) (born 1952 in Tehran) is the current First Vice President of Iran (since September 11 The Assembly of Experts (also Assembly of Experts of the Leadership) of Iran ( Persian: مجلس خبرگان رهبری Majles-e-Khobregan or Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani The Majlis of Iran ( Persian: مجلس شورای اسلامی lit Ali Ardashir Larijani (علی اردشیر لاریجانی born 1958 is an Iranian philosopher politician and the chairman/speaker of the Iranian parliament. The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah ( born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian Ayatollah and political figure. The Expediency Discernment Council of the System ( is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Constitution Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani A nationwide judicial system in Iran was first implemented and established by Ali Akbar Davar and some of his contemporaries such as Abdolhossein Teymourtash under Reza Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (آیت‌الله سید محمود هاشمی شاهرودی (Born 1948 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iranian Supreme National Security Council (شورای عالی امنیت ملی is the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current secretary of Saeed Jalili, also spelled as Said Jalilee, Said Jalili and Saiid Jalili ( born 1965 in Mashhad) is an Iranian politician and the City and Village Councils (full title is Provincial City District and Village Councils are local councils which are elected by public vote in all cities and villages throughout The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (نيروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ايران include the IRIA (ارتش جمهوری اسلامی Mostafa Mohammad Najjar ( is the defense minister of Iran. At 49 he is a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards since the establishment of the body in 1980 where he The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security ( Persian: وزارت اطلاعات و امنیت کشور Vezarat-e Ettela'at va Amniat-e Keshvar) is the Hojjatol-Islam Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie (born in the Isfahan province circa 1956) is the current head of the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran The Iranian constitution prohibits the granting of petroleum rights on a concessionary basis or direct equity stake Gholam Hossein Nozari is the present Minister of Petroleum (or Oil Minister) of Iran. The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran, is an Oil and Natural gas producer and distributor headquartered Roughly one-third of Iran 's total surface area is suited for farmland but because of poor soil and lack of adequate water distribution in many areas most of it is not under cultivation Mohammad Reza Eskandari is the Minister of Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ايران Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran) is the Central bank The Iranian Assembly of Experts election of 2006 was held on December 15, 2006. The Iranian City and Village Councils election of 2006 took place on December 15, 2006. Legislative elections for Majlis of Iran were held on 14 March 2008, with a second round held on 25 April 2008. Iran is subdivided into thirty provinces ( Persian: استان ostān, plural استان‌ها ostānhā) each governed from a local center The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan ( Persian: شهرستان shahrestān) an area inside an ostan List of political parties in Iran Political parties in Iran gives information on the political parties in Iran. Foreign relations of Iran refers to inter-governmental connections between Iran and other countries Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The Majlis of Iran ( Persian: مجلس شورای اسلامی lit The Assembly of Experts (also Assembly of Experts of the Leadership) of Iran ( Persian: مجلس خبرگان رهبری Majles-e-Khobregan or Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state The post of Supreme Leader ( Persian: رهبر انقلاب Rahbare Enqelab, lit Also City and Village Council elections are held every 4 years throughout the country. City and Village Councils (full title is Provincial City District and Village Councils are local councils which are elected by public vote in all cities and villages throughout The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The Parliament or Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami) has 290 members, elected for a four year term in multi- and single-seat constituencies. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty Elections for the Assembly of Experts are held every 8 years. The Assembly of Experts (also Assembly of Experts of the Leadership) of Iran ( Persian: مجلس خبرگان رهبری Majles-e-Khobregan or All candidates have to be approved by the Guardian Council. The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and See Politics of Iran for more details. The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology

Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the voting age was 15 years, a world record. A voting age is a minimum age established by Law that a person must attain in order to be eligible to Vote in a Public Election. [1]

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Latest elections

2008 Parliamentary election

Main article: Iranian legislative election, 2008

Victory of the Principalists (58,6 %) . Legislative elections for Majlis of Iran were held on 14 March 2008, with a second round held on 25 April 2008. Defeat of the Reformists (15,8%) whom 90 % were barred from running on the grounds that they were not sufficiently loyal to the regime.

Participation (first round of the elections) : 47 % of those eligible to vote (27 % in Tehran).

Participation (second round of the elections) : 8 % in Tehran.

2006 Assembly of Experts election

Main article: Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 2006

2005 Presidential election

Main article: Iranian presidential election, 2005
e•d Summary of the 17 and 24 June 2005 Iranian Presidential election results
Candidates Votes 1st round % Votes 2nd round %
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 6,211,937 21. The Iranian Assembly of Experts election of 2006 was held on December 15, 2006. The Iranian presidential election of 2005, the ninth presidential election in Iranian history took place in two rounds first on June 17, 2005, the The Iranian presidential election of 2005, the ninth presidential election in Iranian history took place in two rounds first on June 17, 2005, the Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani 13 10,046,701 35. 93
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 5,711,696 19. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran 43 17,284,782 61. 69
Mehdi Karroubi 5,070,114 17. Hojjat ol-Eslam Mehdi Karroubi (مهدی کروبی; born 1937 in Aligoudarz in Lorestan) is an Iranian Politician and Cleric 24 - -
Mostafa Moeen 4,095,827 13. Mostafa Moeen, MD (مصطفی معین born April 1, 1951) also spelled Moin, is an Iranian Politician and Professor 93 - -
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 4,083,951 13. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ( born September 23, 1961 in Torghabeh, near Mashhad) is the Mayor of Tehran. 89 - -
Ali Larijani 1,713,810 5. Ali Ardashir Larijani (علی اردشیر لاریجانی born 1958 is an Iranian philosopher politician and the chairman/speaker of the Iranian parliament. 83 - -
Mohsen Mehralizadeh 1,288,640 4. Mohsen Mehralizadeh ( محسن مهرعلیزاده; born September 30, 1956) is a Vice President of Iran 38 - -
Blank or invalid votes 1,224,882 4. 17 663,770 2. 37
Total (turnout 62. 66% and 59. 6%) 29,400,857 100 27,959,253 100

2004 Parliamentary election

Main article: Iranian legislative election, 2004
e•d Summary of 14 March/25 April 2008 Majlis of Iran election results
Orientiation of candidates Seats (1st rd) Seats (2nd rd) Seats (Total)
Unified Principalists Front 90 27 117
Broad Principalists Coalition 42 11 53
Reformists 31 15 46
Independents 40 29 69
Armenians recognized minority religion 2 2
Chaldean and Assyrian Catholic recognized minority religion 1 1
Jewish recognized minority religion 1 1
Zoroastrian recognized minority religion 1 1
Total (Turnout: 60%) 208 82 290
Source: IPU

Past elections

Local elections

See also

References

  1. ^ BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Iran's first-time voters split

External links

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