Iran, polls open for legislative elections - last minute. State television reports, citing the Iranian Ministry of the Interior.
Over 61 million voters are called to go to the polls to elect the 290 members of Parliament and the 88 members of the Assembly of Experts. The college is responsible for appointing the supreme leader, the highest authority of the Islamic Republic. The vote is the first national vote after the vast protest movement that shook the country at the end of 2022. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA.