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Iran elects on national level a head of government
Head of government

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet . In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc....
 (the president
President of Iran

The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader of Iran. According to the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran the president is responsible for the "functions of the executive", such as signing treaties, agreements etc....
), a legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 (the Majlis
Majlis of Iran

The Majlis of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Majlis currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 270 seats since the February 18, 2000 election....
), and an "Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts

The Assembly of Experts of Iran , is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities....
" (which elects the head of state
Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state....
, the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council
City and Village Councils of Iran

City and Village Councils are local councils which are elected by public vote in all cities and villages throughout Iran.Council members in each city or village are elected by direct public vote to a 4 year term....
 elections are held every 4 years throughout the country. The president is elected for a four year term by the people.






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Iran elects on national level a head of government
Head of government

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet . In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc....
 (the president
President of Iran

The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader of Iran. According to the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran the president is responsible for the "functions of the executive", such as signing treaties, agreements etc....
), a legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 (the Majlis
Majlis of Iran

The Majlis of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Majlis currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 270 seats since the February 18, 2000 election....
), and an "Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts

The Assembly of Experts of Iran , is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities....
" (which elects the head of state
Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state....
, the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council
City and Village Councils of Iran

City and Village Councils are local councils which are elected by public vote in all cities and villages throughout Iran.Council members in each city or village are elected by direct public vote to a 4 year term....
 elections are held every 4 years throughout the country. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The Parliament or Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami) has 290 members, elected for a four year term in multi- and single-seat constituencies
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
. Elections for the Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts

The Assembly of Experts of Iran , is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities....
 are held every 8 years. All candidates have to be approved by the Guardian Council
Guardian Council

The Guardian Council of the Constitution , or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and Constitution of Iran-mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran....
. See Politics of Iran
Politics of Iran

The politics of Iran takes place in the framework Islamic theocracy. The December 1979 constitution, and its 1989 amendment, define the political, economic, and social order of the Islamic Republic of Iran....
 for more details.

Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the voting age
Voting age

A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain in order to be eligible to vote in a public election.The vast majority of countries in the world have established a voting age....
 was 15 years, the lowest globally at the time.

Latest elections


2008 Parliamentary election

Victory of the Principalists (58.6%). Defeat of the Reformists (15.8%), of whom 90% were barred from running on the grounds that they were not sufficiently loyal to the regime.

Participation (first round of the elections): 47% of those eligible to vote (27% in Tehran).

Participation (second round of the elections): 8% in Tehran.

2006 Assembly of Experts election


2005 Presidential election


2004 Parliamentary election


Past elections


Local elections


See also

  • Electoral calendar
  • Electoral system
  • Censorship in Iran
    Censorship in Iran

    Censorship in Iran is the limiting or suppressing of the publishing, dissemination, and viewing of certain information in the Iran. The majority of such censorship is implemented or mandated by the Politics of Iran....


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