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{{Politics of Iran}}
[[Iran]] elects on a national level a [[head of government]] (the [[President of Iran|president]]), a [[legislature]] (the [[Majlis of Iran|Majlis]]), and an "[[Assembly of Experts]]" (which elects the [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]]). [[City and Village Councils of Iran|City and Village Council]] elections are also held every four years throughout the entire country. The president is elected for a four-year term by the citizens. The Parliament or ''Islamic Consultative Assembly'' (''Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami'') currently has 290 members, also elected for a four-year term in multi- and single-seat  [[constituency|constituencies]]. Elections for the [[Assembly of Experts]] are held every eight years. All candidates have to be approved by the [[Guardian Council]]. See [[Politics of Iran]] for more details.

Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the [[voting age]] was 15 years, the lowest globally at the time.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/7291576.stm | work=BBC News | title=Iran's first-time voters split | date=12 March 2008 | access-date=1 May 2010 | first=Pam | last=O'Toole}}</ref>

The most recent Iranian [[2024 Iranian presidential election|presidential election]] was held on 28 June 2024 and the most recent [[2024 Iranian legislative election|legislative election]] on 1 March 2024.

== Elections since 1979 ==
=== Presidential elections ===
{{main|List of Iranian presidential elections}}

=== Majlis elections ===
{{main|List of Iranian legislative elections|Electoral districts of Iran}}

==Latest elections==
=== 2024 presidential election===
{{main|2024 Iranian presidential election}}
{{Election results
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|cand2=Saeed Jalili|party2=Iranian principlists|Principlists|alliance2=Independent politician|Independent|votes2=9473298|votes2_2=13538179|color2=#0077B6
|cand3=Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf|party3=Iranian principlists|Principlists|alliance3=Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran|votes3=3383340|color3=#0077B6
|cand4=Mostafa Pourmohammadi|party4=Iranian principlists|Principlists|alliance4=Combatant Clergy Association|votes4=206397|color4=#0077B6
}}

=== 2024 Assembly of Experts election===
{{main|2024 Iranian Assembly of Experts election}}
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=== 2024 parliamentary election ===
{{main|2024 Iranian legislative election}}
{{Election results
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|party1=Coalition Council of Islamic Revolution Forces
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|seats1=107
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|party2=People's Alliance of Islamic Revolution
|color2=#A16D6A
|votes2=
|votes2_2=
|seats2=79
|seats2_2=

|party3=Voice of the Nation
|votes3=
|votes3_2=
|seats3=45
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|party4=Unity Council
|color4=#7996E2
|votes4=
|votes4_2=
|seats4=13
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|party5=Independents
|votes5=
|votes5_2=
|seats5=41
|seats5_2=

|row6=Seats reserved for religious minorities
|seats6=5
}}

==See also==
*[[Censorship in Iran]]
*[[Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa#Iran]]
*[[Iran Electoral Archive]]
*[[List of political parties in Iran#Opposition parties active in exile]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
;Election Data Archives
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161202101757/http://web.calstatela.edu/faculty/atorbat/docs/The%20Outcome%20of%20Irans%20Parliamentary%20Elections.pdf The Outcome of Iran’s Parliamentary Elections]
*[http://www.princeton.edu/irandataportal/elections/pres/ Iran Data Portal], [[Princeton University]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160314074249/http://iear.sssup.it/ Iran Electoral Archive], [[Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies]]
*[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2149_arc.htm Results of parliamentary elections], [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]]
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/i/iran/ Psephos], Adam Carr's Election Archive
;other
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/indepth/iran_presidential_election_ir88.shtml 2009 Iranian elections page on BBC Persian]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2005/06/050615_a_election_discussion.shtml BBC Persian on Iran presidential elections]
*[http://irannegah.com/video_browse.aspx?category=7 Video Archive of Iranian Elections]

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