Election

Mehdi Chamran elected as Tehran new city council head

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Mehdi Chamran was elected on Wednesday as the new chairman of the City Council of Tehran by the council members.
2021-08-04 20:31
By: Ali Haddadi Asl

MNA hosts a meeting with focus on Iraq elections

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – On Monday morning, Mehr News Agency hosted a meeting to review the developments in Iraq focusing on the elections in this country.
2021-07-27 11:05
Ayatollah Jannati remains top council chair for another term

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati was re-elected as the secretary or the chairman of the Iranian vetting council known as the Guardian Council for another 6-year term.
2021-07-14 17:00
Khatibzadeh felicitates Armenia on successful parl. elections

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman congratulated the successful holding of the early parliamentary elections in Armenia, expressing hope friendly relations between the two countries will be further developed.
2021-06-22 11:39
By: Fatemeh Aali

Presidential candidate ‘Jalili’ holds meeting with teenagers

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Presidential candidate ‘Saeed Jalili’ held a get-together meeting with youth and teenagers in Tehran on Monday to respond to a series of relevant issues.
2021-06-15 10:49
Venezuelans get ready for elections

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and political organizations are preparing their electoral machines for the November 21 elections, while the extreme right-wing desperately advocates for dialogue.
2021-06-07 14:33
By: Habib Kamran

Presidential campaigns in Syria

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – As the time approaches for Syrian presidential election, election campaign has been more intensified in Syrian cities. Syrian Presidential Election will be held on May 26 with the participation of three candidates.
2021-05-25 11:37
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

Registration of presidential candidates in Tehran

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – The registration of candidates who seek to contest in the 2021 Iran Presidential Election is ongoing at the country’s Election Office, which is located within the Interior Ministry’s premises in Tehran.
2021-05-11 10:38
Iran presidential candidates’ registration to start on May 11

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – The registration of volunteers to contest Iran’s 13th presidential election will start on May 11 and will go through May 15.
2021-04-04 13:07
Merkel’s CDU suffers worst election result since 1949

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Preliminary results from the German state elections show that the Christian Democrats, led by Angela Merkel, have had their worst results since World War II.
2021-03-15 09:34
Iran respects China’s new law on Hong Kong voting system

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday that Tehran respects any decision made by China regarding the country’s national sovereignty.
2021-03-12 13:00
UAE seeking to create instability in Somalia: Minister

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Somalian Minister of information slammed UAE's stance against the country, underlining that UAE intends to create insecurity in Somalia.
2021-02-21 21:23
Ecuador holds general elections amid pandemic

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Polling stations in Ecuador opened at Sunday morning, beginning the process that will bring in a new government and renew the National Assembly, in an election marred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021-02-08 10:29
Myanmar military transfers power to commander-in-chief

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Myanmar's military says it is taking control of the country for one year following the detainment of the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint as well as other senior figures from the ruling party.
2021-02-01 08:59
US Senate Election Updates:

Raphael Warnock projected to win US senate runoff in Georgia

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – NBC News has projected Democrat Raphael Warnock the winner of his US Senate runoff election against incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler.
2021-01-06 10:21
MP hails Venezuelan's 'transparent' Assembly elections

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Felicitating Venezuelans for their successful election, Iranian MP Amouei hailed Arreaza, the former Vice President of Venezuela for his cooperation and hospitality toward the Iranian nation.
2020-12-08 15:00
Trump refuses to accept defeat in presidential election

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Donald Trump rejected the victory of his Democratic rival in the presidential election, claiming that Biden has not won in any state and that the election is far from over.
2020-11-07 22:29
US election has minor effect on West Asian policy

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – An American scholar believes that the US election has a minor effect on West Asian policy and major implications for domestic unrest.
2020-11-04 19:42
4 Trump’s supporters stabbed after election night fight

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – 4 Trump’s supporters have been taken to hospital with non life-threatening knife injuries after election night fight near White House.
2020-11-04 18:00
Future of US constitutional democracy at risk as never before

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Stating that the US is on the edge of political unrest and riots, Richard Falk emphasized that American foreign policy toward the Middle East will not significantly change, regardless of who wins the presidential election.
2020-11-04 16:00
Biden ahead, but Trump narrows gap in 12 swing states

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Donald Trump is trailing Joe Biden in national polls with one day to go until the election but he is gaining ground in swing states, raising the possibility of an unexpected result.
2020-11-02 17:47
Algeria votes on constitution amendment

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Polling stations, in Algeria, opened, Sunday to receive more than 24 million voters called to take a decision on the draft Constitution amendment.
2020-11-01 17:22
Islamic Republic to stay as long as ballot boxes exist

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “as long as ballot boxes and elections exist, the Islamic Republic will remain.”
2020-08-05 12:01
Early election in Iraq irreversible demand: Iraqi official

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iraqi president announced on Friday that holding an early election in the country is an irreversible demand.
2020-07-31 18:00
What expertise elected representatives of Tehraners have in 11th parliament?

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – The elected representatives of Tehraners have considerable experience and expertise in executive, legislative, academic, seminal, and research fields.
2020-03-02 13:59
Initial results shows ex-Tehran mayor Ghalibaf has major lead in Tehran

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Vote counting in the electoral district of Tehran city to this point reveals that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has the major lead.
2020-02-22 13:04
By: Iman Hamikhah

Vote counting in Hamedan

HAMEDAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Right after the closure of polls on Friday night, poll workers and observers started counting votes across the country. The process is still underway and the final results for 23 electoral districts (out of the total 208) have been announced. Officials say that the final results of all districts would be announced till Sunday.
2020-02-22 10:05
Parliamentary polls in provinces (1)

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iranians have begun casting their votes across the country for the 11th parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since 8 A.M. of Friday morning. These photos have been taken in Rasht, Bandar Abbas, Semnan, Kerman, and Sanandaj.
2020-02-21 15:49
VIDEO: Massive turnout of Iranian people in parliamentary polls

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Millions of people across the country are participating in the nationwide parliamentary elections. These are footage released by IRINN from across the country that shows huge attendance of people in polling stations.
2020-02-21 15:07
Iranian people to disappoint enemies more than before: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the massive turnout of people in today’s election will disappoint enemies more than ever.
2020-02-21 12:38