Parliamentary Elections
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French gov. toppled in no-confidence vote at parliament
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – The French government has been toppled in a vote of no confidence Wednesday, plunging the euro zone’s second-largest economy into a period of deep political uncertainty.
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Japan's ruling coalition loses majority: Report
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Japan's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday's national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world's fourth-largest economy.
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Parliamentary elections kick off in Georgia: report
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Parliamentary elections are underway in Georgia. The total number of voters for the October 26 elections is 3,508,294 people, Georgia’s First Channel reported.
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Ishiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up parl. election
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election and seek a mandate from voters for his 9-day-old government.
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Azerbaijan's ruling party wins parliamentary elections
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Аzerbaijan’s ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) led by President Ilham Aliyev won majority in in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, local media reported.
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Voting underway in Azerbaijan's snap parliamentary election
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Polls have opened in Azerbaijan for a snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of the former breakaway territory of Karabakh in a lightning offensive last year against ethnic Armenian forces.
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Parliament of Jordan reportedly dissolved
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – News sources reported that the parliament of Jordan was dissolved.
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Rwandans cast ballots to elect new president, lawmakers
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Millions of Rwandans are heading to the polls Monday to choose the next president and members of parliament.
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Syria begins fourth post-crisis parliamentary elections
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – On Monday, the People’s Assembly (Parliament) elections in Syria began, marking the fourth parliamentary elections held after the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in 2011.
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France facing hung parliament after shock election result
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – National Rally has come third in the second round of voting in France's parliamentary election, according to exit polls.
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French leftist figurehead Melenchon says PM should resign
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – The French left is ready to form a new government and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal should resign after predictions Sunday showed a broad left-wing alliance could become the largest bloc in parliament ahead of the far right.
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Exit polls:
Left-wing coalition leads 2nd round of French elections
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the most seats in the second voting round of parliamentary elections, Western media said Sunday.
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French voters head to polls for 2nd round of parl. election
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Voters in France started heading to polling stations for the second round of elections on Sunday to elect new members of parliament as the country finds itself at a crucial political crossroads.
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Voters in France’s overseas territories start casting vote
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad started casting ballots Saturday in parliamentary runoff elections that could hand an unprecedented victory to the nationalist far right.
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By: Khadijeh Naderi
Disabled veterans cast votes at Shahid Mottahari
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Disabled veterans cast their votes at Shahid Mottahari nursing home in Isfahan cast their votes in the runoff of the 14th presidential election on Friday.
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France heading to polls in high-stakes snap parl. election
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Voters in France are heading to the polls in the first round of high stakes, snap parliamentary elections that could see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen form a government in a historic first.
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Azerbaijan to hold early parliamentary election
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The President of Azerbaijan has dissolved the country's parliament, and early elections are scheduled for September 1.
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Candidates attend third presidential election debate
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Candidates for the 14th Iran Presidential election participated in the third debate on the live broadcast.
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Early results show Modi’s BJP may fall short of majority
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition is leading as India counts votes. But trends so far suggest the BJP might fall short of a majority.
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South Africa ANC loses 30-year parl. majority after election
TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) –The African National Congress party has lost its parliamentary majority putting South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system.
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Iran announces final list of elected lawmakers for Tehran
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Election Headquarters has announced the winners of the runoff parliamentary elections in the Tehran constituency made up of the capital Tehran and Shemiranat County, as well as the cities of Rey, Islamshahr, and Pardis.
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Leader casts vote for parliamentary elections runoff
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cast his vote for the second round of the 12th parliamentary elections in Iran on Friday morning.
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Interior min.:
Preparations made for e-voting in Iran parliamentary election
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi voiced his organization’s readiness to hold the upcoming run-off parliamentary elections across the country with electronic voting machines.
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Campaign for parliamentary elections runoff to start on May 2
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The campaign for Iran's parliamentary elections runoff is set to start on May 2.
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Candidate's names for Parliamentary election runoff announced
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Elections headquarters announced the names of the candidates for the 12th term of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) election runoff.
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India and a dying democracy
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Recently, two separate researches have been released on the situation of human rights and the liberal democracy in India, leveling harsh criticisms and concerns about growing autocracy in the former world's largest democracy.
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Senior cleric hails turnout to recent elections as Jihad
TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The temporary leader of Friday prayers sermon in Tehran said that the relatively high turnout rate in the latest Iranian elections despite all the enemy's propaganda was doing "an acceptable jihad" on the part of the people.
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Senior cleric:
Iranian nation proved their loyalty to Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Tehran provisional Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami says Iranian people are loyal to the Islamic Revolution and have shown their loyalty in the election.
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Raeisi:
Gov. has to double efforts after huge turnout at elections
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said people's turnout at polling stations has given the authorities the mandate to solve people's problems and meet their expectations.
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16 candidates go to a run off in Tehran parl. elections
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iran elections headquarters said Monday that fourteen first candidates secured a seat in the next Parliament from the Tehran constituency while the next 16 seats have to be decided in a runoff.