Iranians to vote in parliamentary run-off elections on May 4
TEHRAN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran will hold the second round of the ninth Majlis (parliament) elections on Friday. In the first round of the elections held on March 2, 225 out of the 290 seats were filled and the fate of 65 others will be decided in the run-off contests with 130 candidates. According to data available by the local media, loyalists to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and powerful clerics won the majority of about 75 percent in the first round of elections. On March 3, Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad ...
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