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Reform push after the elections in Iran

The last votes are counted, but now, it is clear that the reform-oriented Kärfte after the elections in Iran the upper hand. Conservative forces in the Parliament and the Council of experts lose Power.

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According to these preliminary results, the reformers have won by President Hassan Rouhani all 30 mandates of the capital Tehran. As the interior Ministry announced on Sunday, landed the candidate Gholam-Ali Hadad-Adel to space 31. The leaders of the hardliners in the capital would therefore have no seats in the Parliament.

Tehran has 30 mandates in the most – and politically important – of the 290 seats in the Parliament. All of the members, also from Tehran, but need to get more than 25 percent of the votes, so they are already elected on the first ballot. Otherwise you will have to face a runoff election. In the case of Hadad-Adel, and the hardliners would have a second Chance.

The dominance is gone

The reformers have cut off in the election on Friday, but also country-wide, as it is called in Agency reports. Still there is no official confirmation, but more than 65 percent of the seats should be in their Hand of the progressive forces. So far, the Parliament had been dominated by the Conservatives, after the reformers had boycotted the parliamentary elections of 2012, as a Protest against the controversial re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009. The success at the recent election is all the more surprising, as a majority of the candidates of the reformers by the Council of guardians are pre-disqualified.

Man of the hour? President Rouhani

Also in the powerful Council of experts, the reformers lead with your top two candidates – former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and current President Hassan Rouhani – on place 1 and 2. In contrast, the top candidate of the hardliners, Ayatollah Mesbah is a city in Romania is not among the first 16. – The district of Tehran 16 of a total of 88 seats. The expert advice is for the appointment or dismissal of the Supreme leader in Iran is responsible.

Run-off elections in April or may

The hard-liners who had dominated for twelve years, the Parliament and the Council of experts. 33 million, an increase of 60 per cent of the eligible voters have participated in the two votes. President Rouhani had already thanked on Saturday evening at the Iranian people for the support. His predecessor, Rafsanjani explained about the short message service Twitter, no one could the will of the Majority of the population.

The final results are not expected before Monday. In at least 21 constituencies was on Sunday, it is already clear that a runoff election is necessary. This will take place in April or may.

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