(10 May 2024)
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Tehran, Iran – 10 May 2024
1. Polling station
2. Voters showing documents to officials before voting
3. Officials seated
4. Various of voters casting ballot
5. Tilt-up on list of candidates
6. Set-up shot of woman voting
7. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Anoosheh Rajabi, 24-year-old student:
"Anyway, no matter if we make the right or wrong choice, we must take part in the elections and help raise the turnout even if lawmakers that I don’t support enter the parliament."
8. Various of voters casting ballot
9. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Al Jahangiri, polling station official:
"The difference between this runoff election and previous rounds is that polling is now done fully electronically. God willing, this will be done in future elections too. It increases speed and accuracy."
10. Woman voting
STORYLINE:
Iranians voted on Friday in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting.
People in 22 constituencies across the country will elect 45 representatives from a pool of 90 candidates, 15 of whom are considered moderate.
In the capital, Tehran, 16 representatives will be chosen from 32 candidates, all hard-liners.
Final results are expected on Monday, though counts in smaller constituencies are likely before that.
Voter Anoosheh Rajabi, 24, said it was important for her to vote and help raise the turnout "even if lawmakers that I don’t support enter the parliament."
Iran’s parliament plays a secondary role in governing the country.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say in all important state matters.
In the March election, hard-liners won 200 out of 245 seats, with more moderate candidates taking the other 45.
A total of 25 million ballots were cast, for a turnout of just under 41%. The previous lowest turnout was 42% in the 2020 parliamentary election.
Politicians calling for change in the country’s government, known broadly as reformists, were generally barred from running in the election.
Those calling for radical reforms or for abandoning Iran’s theocratic system were also banned or didn’t bother to register as candidates
AP video shot by Mohsen Ganji
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