2000 Iranian legislative election

2000 Iranian legislative election
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All 290 seats of Islamic Consultative Assembly
146 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,726,388[1]
Turnout69.27%
  First party Second party
 
Party
Parties
Parties
Alliance Reformists Principlists Nationalist–Religious
Seats won 195≈222 54≈74 2
Composition of the Assembly following the election
Speaker before election

Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Combatant Clergy

Elected Speaker

Mehdi Karroubi
Combatant Clerics

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 18 February 2000, with a second round on 5 May.[2] The result was a solid victory for 2nd of Khordad Front and its allies, the reformist supporters of President Mohammad Khatami.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IPU2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). "Iran". Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook. Vol. I. Oxford University Press. pp. 68, 74. ISBN 978-0-19-924958-9.