The participation rate in the elections in Iran remained at 41 percent

The unofficial results indicate that the participation rate in the elections for the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Assembly of Experts, which have the duty of selecting and supervising the religious leader in Iran, was 41 percent.
The unofficial results of the elections for the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Assembly of Experts, which have the duty of selecting and supervising the religious leader in Iran, were announced yesterday. According to the Iranian press, out of approximately 61 million registered voters in the country, a total of 25 million voters went to the polls. Following the completion of the voting process at 00:00 local time, the unofficial initial results show that the participation rate in the elections remained at 41 percent. It was reported that approximately 25 percent of voters cast their ballots in the capital Tehran, while in the major provinces, the participation rates were announced as 49.7 percent in Qom, 55 percent in Ilam, 43 percent in Sistan, and Baluchestan, 40 percent in Razavi Khorasan, and 47 percent in Lorestan.

The voting lasted for 16 hours
Meanwhile, in Iran, the voting process, which began at 08:00 local time yesterday and was initially announced to end at 18:00, was extended until 20:00, then 22:00, and finally until 00:00.
In the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, which has 290 seats, more than 15,000 candidates are competing, while in the Assembly of Experts, which has 88 seats and holds the authority to select, supervise, and dismiss the religious leader, 144 candidates are competing.