Iran
Parliamentary elections in Iran ended
With six hours of delay, concluded in Iran, the polling stations their doors. Reason for the extension of the deadline was the big rush. The people know: they also agree about the course of Reform of the President.
Queue: voters in front of a polling station in Qom
In Iran, the polling stations closed. Because of the large crowds, the closure has been delayed several times. During the day had about in the capital Tehran queues in front of the Wahlräumen formed.
The citizens voted for, indirectly, on whether President Hassan Rohani his economic reforms can continue, and the approach to the West, in the course of the international Atomabkommens possible. Many Iranian hard-liners reject Rohanis course.
Almost 5000 Candidates
Nationwide, there were almost 55 million people to vote is called. After the first assessment could take the turnout above the value of EUR 64.2 percent, and the in the parliamentary elections four years ago has been reached. First results are expected on Saturday are available from the capital, Tehran, with its 15 million inhabitants in the Metropolitan area, however, only after three days.
Registered: women in a polling station in Qom
To the 290 seats in the Parliament, competed 4844 candidates, including nearly 500 women. Chosen was also the expert in the event of the death of the spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei his successor would determine.
60 percent are not allowed
The conservative guardian Council had from the originally more than 12,000 candidates, around 60 percent are excluded. These were mainly applicants from the Reformlager affected. The remaining candidates from this camp, allied themselves with the Moderates and formed the list of “hope”.
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This Alliance is by the former Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Aref stated. He expressed the hope that “Heldendrama of 2013” with the choice Rohanis may “repeat”. The Ex-President Mohammed Chatami and Akbar Haschemi Rafsandschani called for the election of the candidates from the camp Rohanis on to the “extremism” to confront.
Nouripour: “Not very fair”
The Green-Außenpolitiker Omid Nouripour warned, however, against too high expectations of the vote. “These elections are not very fair”,
he said the Deutsche Welle. “That is not the list of those who actually contribute to the election wanted to.”
By the exclusion of numerous reform-oriented forces there is “no real choice”. The part would have to be reform-oriented politicians who have been in Parliament had no permission to candidacy.
jj/ml (dpa, afp, rtr)