Iranians vote in parliamentary elections

Tehran, Feb 21 (IANS) Iranians on Friday voted in the country's 11th parliamentary elections.Polling stations across the country opened at 8 a.m., reports Press TV. Campaigns officially started on February 13 and the candidates had one week to win the people's support for their candidacy.More than 7,000 candidates are in the fray. A winning candidate must have at least 20 per cent of the votes cast in their constituency in order to become lawmaker for a four-year term.A total of 57,918,000 people are eligible to cast their ballots. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said Wednesday that a total of 55,000 polling stations and over 200 constituencies have been prepared across the country's 31 provinces for the people to cast their votes.
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