Legislative elections in Iran: a single list from the conservative camp led by the President of Parliament

2024-02-28T00:23:02.828Z

Highlights: Some 61 million Iranians are called to the polls next Friday to elect 290 deputies of the Iranian Parliament and the members of the Assembly of Experts. The two main groups in the conservative camp finally decided to present a single list to try to mobilize their electorate. The conservatives are trying to mobilize the traditional conservative electorate, while many experts predict a strong abstention of the electorate due to a difficult economic situation. On the political level, this united list allows the current President of Parliament to strengthen his position on the political spectrum.

Some 61 million Iranians are called to the polls next Friday to elect the 290 deputies of the Iranian Parliament and the members of the Assembly of Experts. The two main groups in the camp…

Legislative elections in Iran: a single list from the conservative camp led by the President of Parliament

Some 61 million Iranians are called to the polls next Friday to elect the 290 deputies of the Iranian Parliament and the members of the Assembly of Experts.

The two main groups in the conservative camp finally decided to present a single list to try to mobilize their electorate.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during a parliamentary session on December 1 in Tehran.

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By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Tehran,

Siavosh Ghazi

After several months of tension, the conservatives decided to unite under the leadership of the current Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and put aside the divisions in

Iran

The conservatives are trying to mobilize the traditional conservative electorate, while many experts predict a strong abstention of the electorate due to a difficult economic situation.

Above all, there is no prospect of improvement in this situation, while the Iranian currency continues to fall against the dollar and Western sanctions are hitting the country's economy hard.

On the political level, this united list allows the current President of Parliament to strengthen his position on the political spectrum.

He is expected to lead the Majlis again.

This allows him to position himself for the position of President of the Republic in the coming years.

In recent days, he has mainly focused on his management at the head of Tehran town hall a few years ago, or at the head of the national police.

In the past, he also led the Revolutionary Guards' air force.

This allows it to have the support of this elite army which is taking an increasingly important place within Iranian power, but also in the country's economy.

Also read: Iranians unmotivated by the legislative elections, but concerned about the worsening economic situation

Legislative elections in Iran: a single list from the conservative camp led by the President of Parliament

Legislative elections in Iran: a single list from the conservative camp led by the President of Parliament

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