Iranian conservatives achieved a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections, where expectations indicate that they will obtain more than two-thirds of the seats, at the same time the reformists, who are the largest gathering in the outgoing parliament, have suffered a major defeat, as expectations indicate that they have only 17 seats in parliament It has 290 seats, and the Conservatives are on their way to occupy about 200 seats, including the 30 seats in the capital, Tehran, which had previously been monopolized by the reformists.

Despite being a diverse group, many of the major conservatives are former supporters of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the result is a loss of those who have pushed for more contact with the West, and the conservatives ’victory is likely to constrain Iranian foreign policy options, and they can pressure the parliament to abandon About the NPT.

In Tehran, where the participation rate was low, between 20% and 25%, the response to the early results was not surprising, given the number of reformist candidates who withdrew from the scene. "They are just a handful of gangsters, and we have no say in everything that is going on," said mechanic Mojtaba Rezai, referring to the conservatives.

Indifference mood

The mood was indifferent in northern Tehran at the Film Museum, where people said they did not know any of their families voted in this election, and did not intend to vote again. A shopper laughed in central Tehran when asked if he had heard about the results, saying, "Why should we wait for the result?" It is taken for granted and has already been addressed. They can do whatever they want, and we just have to keep looking for our livelihood. We are facing difficult years of sanctions. ”

And the Iranian riyal was subjected to additional pressure against the dollar after the financial working group in Paris included Iran on the blacklist on Friday. “We are facing a difficult and complex situation that is getting worse because of the low levels of participation in the elections,” says prominent reformist Mustafa Tajzadeh, who was previously imprisoned in Evin Prison. Why did the Supreme Leader not warn the Guardian Council against the consequences of not allowing independent and critical votes to stand in these elections, as the result was weak participation and a parliament representing only the minority? ”

More radical voices said that the sweeping victory for conservatives reflects to citizens exactly that the path through parliament will not bring about change.

The deadline for closing the 55,000 ballot boxes was extended on Friday again and again, as pro-government sources claim that polls remained open until midnight due to the high turnout. Government opponents said that officials had hoped that the last-minute rush of voters would alleviate the fact that voters boycotted elections in major cities because of their disappointment in Iranian politics.

farce

The period leading up to the elections, which the US government rejected as a "farce", was marred by a mass exclusion of well-known centrist candidates, claiming their ineligibility, such as the riotous reformist MP Ali Motahari.

The result is that the powerful supporters of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, now control all major instruments of power in Iran except the presidency. The reformists, who were elected four years ago to strengthen ties with the West, were the largest group in parliament, but they found that many of their proposals were withheld by other power centers in Iran, especially the Guardian Council.

Presidential elections are slated for next year, which could make centrist President Hassan Rouhani live his toughest political days in a strong, largely un sympathetic, parliament.

Initial results showed that up to 14 prominent figures were elected under Ahmadinejad, as well as the former central bank governor. The former Tehran mayor, Muhammad Baqir Ghalibaf, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war and former commander of the Revolutionary Guards, was lucky in Tehran, leaving him in a strong position to take over as Speaker of Parliament. And previously, Ali Larijani, who resigned in preparation for the presidential elections, was likely to hold this position.

Gallipaf said that only 30% of the country's economic difficulties are caused by the economic sanctions imposed on the country from America, stressing that poor management of the economy is the main reason.

 € الإيرانية The Iranian Foreign Ministry says that US President Donald Trump mistakenly believes that maximum economic pressure will lead to the fall of the Iranian regime, but the election results, despite the low participation rate, indicate - as the ministry believes - that the strength of the regime has been strengthened.

• About 7,150 candidates have survived more than 16,000 of exclusion, due to disqualification, by government-run committees and the Guardian Council, a conservative body of clerics and jurists who assess the extent of adherence to Islam, and faith in the Islamic Sharia and the Islamic Republic.

intervention

Senior managers claim that the reformists have tried excessively to interfere in the economy, and they want Iran to turn to its neighbors to boost trade, rather than Europe. The reformists threatened to pursue the former mayor of Tehran and the former commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Muhammad Baqir Ghalibaf, due to real estate deals that he benefited from through his job as mayor of Tehran.

About 7,150 candidates out of more than 16,000 escaped exclusion due to ineligibility by government-run committees and the Guardian Council, a conservative body of clerics and jurists who assess the extent of adherence to Islam, and faith in the Islamic sharia system and the Islamic Republic.

A third of the deputies were prevented from running again, the moderates said, who believed that excluding the candidates for allegedly disqualifying was an attempt by militants to control the presidential race in 2021. Parliament has no formal role in foreign policy, but it can intervene if President Hassan Rouhani tries to enter into Any talks with the United States before the sanctions are lifted.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry says that US President Donald Trump mistakenly believes that maximum economic pressure will lead to the fall of the Iranian regime, but the election results, despite the low participation rate, indicate - as the ministry believes - that the regime's strength has been strengthened.

Pro-regime analysts believe that the State Department has been reading the future and is 80% certain that Trump will be re-elected, and they also believe that any prospect of progress in the nuclear deal is unlikely until after the US presidential elections in November. There are fears that the UK may separate from its European partners, France and Germany, in the summer, ending its support for the deal.

A number of Iranian voters say they are ready to endure another six years of sanctions for their country's independence. Figures such as the reformist MP, Ali Motahari, defended the record of the reformist-led parliament, citing that foreign bodies in the country had withheld more than half of its legislation. He noted that Parliament was excluded when the government suddenly doubled petrol prices in November, which led to the government cracking down on protests. He said that Parliament wanted to hold the Interior Ministry accountable for its handling of the protests, but he ordered that it not be done.