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Iran to hold run-off parliamentary elections in some cities in late April - state TV

Published: 27 Feb 2016 - 02:27 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 09:10 am
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Election officials count ballot papers after the closure of polling stations during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

TEHRAN: Iran will hold run-off parliamentary elections for some cities and towns where candidates could not get the required minimum 25 percent of the votes cast in Friday's elections, state TV said on Saturday.

"The run-off for some seats will be held in late (Iranian month of) Farvardin or early Ordibehesht (late April)," Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli told a news conference.

"Also early results for Tehran will be announced tonight but the final result might take longer to be announced."

Reuters