2024 Iranian legislative election
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Legislative elections are scheduled to take place in Iran on 1 March 2024, four years after the previous election in 2020.[1] The election had a preregister for the first time as a result of a 2023 law.[2] Elections to the Assembly of Experts will take place concurrently with the legislative elections.
Electoral system[edit]
The 290-seat Islamic Consultative Assembly consists of 285 directly elected members and five seats reserved for the Zoroastrians, Jews, Assyrian and Chaldean Christians and Armenians (one for Armenians in the north of Iran and one for Armenians in the south).[3] The 285 directly elected seats were elected from 196 single and multi-member constituencies. In single-member constituencies candidates had to receive at least 25% of the vote in the first round to be elected; in cases where no candidate passed the threshold, a second round is held between the top two candidates. In multi-member constituencies, voters cast as many votes as there are seats available; if not all seats are filled by candidates with at least 25% of the vote, a second round is held with twice the number of candidates as there are seats to be filled (or all the original candidates if there are fewer than double the number of seats).[3]
Qualifications[edit]
As with the previous election, in order to qualify, in accordance with Iranian laws, a candidate must:[3]
- Be an Iranian citizen;
- Be a supporter of the Islamic Republic, pledging loyalty to the constitution;
- Be a practicing Muslim (unless running to represent one of the religious minorities in Iran);
- Not have a "notorious reputation;"
- Be in good health, and between the ages of 30 and 75.
A candidate will be disqualified if he/she is found to be mentally impaired, actively supporting the Shah or supporting political parties and organizations deemed illegal or been charged with anti-government activity, converted to another faith or has otherwise renounced the Islamic faith, have been found guilty of corruption, treason, fraud, bribery, is an addict or trafficker or have been found guilty of violating Sharia law.[3] Also, candidates must be literate; candidates cannot have played a role in the pre-1979 government, be large landowners, drug addicts or have convictions relating to actions against the state or apostasy. Government ministers, members of the Guardian Council and High Judicial Council are banned from running for office, as is the Head of the Administrative Court of Justice, the Head of General Inspection, some civil servants and religious leaders and any member of the armed forces.[3]
Campaign[edit]
Preregistration was open for seven days.[when?] A record-breaking 48,847 people registered as candidates in the election, who are then vetted by the Guardian council to run for election.[4][5][6][7][8] Of these candidates, 75% are below the age of 50.[9] About 15,200 received final approval to run for office, with reformists believed to constitute between 20 to 30 percent of them.[10] The candidates also include 1,713 women, which is more than double the number who competed in the last election, at 819.[11]
Public reactions[edit]
The newspaper Kayhan claimed that the Trust Party, Executives of Construction Party, and other parties have signed up for the election while some papers and people claimed some parties did not contest the regime's elections. In a report, the Islamic Coalition Party invited people to vote.[12][13]
Hacking[edit]
On 14 February 2024, Assembly servers were hacked revealing monthly payments of 270 million toman to its members.[14] In a statement, a spokesman for the Assembly claimed that the leaked information had been tampered with and the real monthly payments to the members is around 25 million toman.[15]
Turnout[edit]
A former minister of intelligence predicted that turnout may be low as the population may distance themselves from the election due to recent protests.[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Report: Iran's former speaker, Larijiani, to run for parliamentary vote slated for March 2024", Iran Front Page, 8 May 2023, retrieved 11 May 2023
- ^ "روحانی: طرفداران حکومت اقلیت بر اکثریت آینده انقلاب را تهدید می‌کنند / فریب‌های آماری، بسیار شایع شده / محروم کردن دانشگاه از اساتید برجسته، ظلم است - خبرآنلاین".
- ^ a b c d e Electoral system IPU
- ^ "امروز آخرین فرصت پیش ثبت‌نام داوطلبان انتخابات مجلس است - خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency". www.mehrnews.com.
- ^ "کیهان:یکی از دلایل ثبت نام گسترده اصلاح طلبان این است که با ردصلاحیت توسط شورای نگهبان، بهانه برای حمله به این شورا پیدا کنند - خبرآنلاین". www.khabaronline.ir.
- ^ https://dolat.ir/detail/417931
- ^ "ببینید | چند نفر در مرحله پیش ثبت نام انتخابات مجلس دوازدهم ثبت‌نام کردند". اعتمادآنلاین. August 14, 2023.
- ^ "رکورد ثبت‌نام ادوار مجلس شکست".
- ^ "تحلیل آماری ثبت‌نام کنندگان انتخابات مجلس تاکنون - ایسنا". www.isna.ir.
- ^ "Campaigning begins for Iran's legislative election". France 24. 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody". Associated Press. 22 February 2024.
- ^ "تحریم انتخابات از سوی اصلاح طلبان صورت نمی‌گیرد". مشرق نیوز. August 7, 2023.
- ^ "گزارش کیهان تأیید شد هجوم مدعیان اصلاحات برای ثبت‌نام در انتخابات". fa. May 22, 1402.
- ^ https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-s-parliament-news-agency-hacked/32817515.html
- ^ https://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/892464/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B6%DB%8C%D8%AD-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82-%DB%B2%DB%B5%DB%B0-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3
- ^ "Former Minister Warns Of 'Low Satisfaction' Among Iranians". Iran International. August 14, 2023.
