Snap Election

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.

Algeria begins voting in snap presidential election

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Algerians began casting ballots on Saturday in an early presidential election as polling stations opened at 8 a.m.

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.

US reacts to Iran's presidential election runoff results

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The US Department of State has declared hat the results of the Iranian presidential election runoff will have no effect on US policy towards Iran.

Nasrallah congratulates Iran's president-elect Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The Secretary-General of Lebanon's Hezbollah sent a message to Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian, congratulating him on his victory in the Friday presidential election runoff on Saturday.

Unofficial figures show turnout in runoff nears 50%

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The Interior Ministry announced a third and final two-hour extension to the voting time of Iran's presidential election runoff until 12 midnight as local media in Iran say the turnout rate has reached almost 50%.

Preparation made for Iran’s presidential runoff overseas

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – As two candidates are headed for a runoff in Iran's presidential race, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made arrangements for the participation of expatriates in the upcoming polls, slated for July 5.

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Vote counting begins in Iran's presidential elections

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Iranians inside and outside the country headed to polling stations in large numbers to elect a new president to replace martyr President Ebrahim Raeisi on Friday.

Elections office:

61,452,321 Iranians eligible to vote in Friday snap elections

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Head of Iran's election headquarters said Thursday that as many as 61,452,321 people are eligible to vote in tomorrow's snap presidential elections.

Alireza Zakani pulls out of presidential race

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Presidential candidate Alireza Zakani who is currently the mayor of the capital announced his withdrawal from the 2024 elections which are slated to be held tomorrow.

Zakani says he has no problem with talks with West

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – The presidential election candidate said Wednesday that he supports talks with the Western states, but noting that the West is not only the United States and three major European states.

Candidate Pezeshkian outlines foreign policy agenda

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Iran presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian took part in live TV program to outline foreign policy agenda, defend past records on Tuesday.

Iranians abroad can vote in 250 polling stations

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s election headquarters says Iranians living abroad can cast their ballots in the country’s upcoming presidential election in 250 polling stations across the world.

Possible run-off to be held a week after votes on July 5

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian interior minister said that the runoff will be held a week after the snap presidential elections if no one of the candidates secures a majority.

Guardian Council begins vetting presidential applicants files

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – The Constitutional Council of Iran alson known as the Guardian Council has begun to look into the files of people who have registered for candidacy in the upcoming presidential election.

Candidates begin enrolling for snap elections in Iran

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The registration process for candidates who want to run in the upcoming Iranian snap presidential elections began on Thursday May 30.

Iran sets up headquarters for preventing electoral fraud

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The Iranian prosecutor-general has said that it has set a taskforce(headquarters) to prevent vote rigging during the upcoming snap presidential elections.

Iran begins official process for snap presidential elections

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Iran has kicked off the process for early presidential elections in late June just a week after president Ebrahim Raeisi died in a tragic helicopter crash in northwest of the country.

Erdoğan dismisses 'primitive' snap polls: Report

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dismissed the opposition’s calls for snap polls and said elections would be held as scheduled in 2023.