Election

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
By: Maryam Kamyab

Pres. Rouhani casts ballot

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani cast his votes in the ballot box on the early hours of elections underway on Friday.
2020-02-21 12:22
By: Hamid Vakili

Tehraners vote in parliamentary election

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iranians flocked to polling stations across the country on Friday to vote for the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, being held simultaneously across Iran.
2020-02-21 11:30
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Leader casting votes for 2020 Parliamentary election

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cast his vote in the ballot box on Friday.
2020-02-21 10:11
Islamic Revolution Leader casts his vote in ballot box

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cast his vote in a ballot box in early hours of the election.
2020-02-21 08:11
Polls open across Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Election begins across the Islamic Republic where nearly 58 million Iranians are eligible to vote for their candidates to win the seats in the Parliament.
2020-02-21 08:00
By: Ali Khara

Parl. election campaign in Tehran

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – With the approach of 11th round of Parliamentary Election, the electoral campaign has been heightened and candidates are using all possible methods for introducing themselves. In the meantime, the key role of online and social media networks is ‘undeniable’ due to the easy access and speed of news release.
2020-02-19 12:23
Enemies will not achieve their aims in upcoming Iran election: Leader

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that enemies’ efforts to sow discord between the Islamic Establishment and the people will be in vain.
2020-02-18 13:14
Spokesman reveals general details about Parliamentary hopefuls

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – An official with the Interior Ministry revealed some statistics about the average age and education of candidates running for the 11th Iranian Parliament.
2020-02-17 15:17
Iranians have cast 866m votes in 36 elections: official

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Jamal Orf, Deputy Interior Minister and head of the country’s election committee, said that the Iranian people have cast 866 million votes during 36 elections after the Islamic Revolution.
2020-02-15 17:00
Race for Parl. in Tehran enters new stage as main rivals offer candidates’ lists

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – The 11th Parliament election will be held on Friday and like every other period, the race for 30 seats of Tehran has its own sensitivity and significance.
2020-02-15 12:40
Ayatollah Jannati stresses ‘competitiveness’ of upcoming parliamentary election

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Secretary of Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said that the upcoming election will be competitive when one takes into account the number of candidates qualified for election.
2020-02-05 14:23