2008 Iranian legislative election

2008 Iranian legislative election
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All 290 seats to the Islamic Consultative Assembly
146 seats needed for a majority
Turnout51%[1]
 
Alliance Principlists Reformists
Last election 196 47
Seats won 195 51
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4
Percentage 67.2% 17.9%
Electoral lists
Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran following the 2008 elections
Composition of the Assembly following the election
Speaker before election

Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
Alliance of Builders

Elected Speaker

Ali Larijani
United Front

Legislative elections for Majlis of Iran were held on 14 March 2008,[2] with a second round held on 25 April 2008.[3] Conservatives loyal to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were considered the victors of the election, at least in part because "all the most prominent" reformist candidates were disqualified from running.[4]

  1. ^ Ehteshami, Anoushiravan (2017). "Politics of the Islamic Republic". Iran: Stuck in Transition. The Contemporary Middle East. Taylor & Francis. p. 63. ISBN 9781351985451.
  2. ^ "Iran: Politicians Concerned About New Election Date". Radio Free Europe. 8 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Electoral Calendar".
  4. ^ Nahid Siamdoust (March 16, 2008). "What Iran's Poll Results Mean". Archived from the original on March 18, 2008.