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Keep shifting left towards reform and away from theocracy Iran! I hope they pull this off this election.
Iran vote: Rouhani's reformist allies seek control of parliament
Voting was extended Friday in second round elections for almost a quarter of the seats in Iran's parliament, a crucial showdown between reformists and conservatives seeking to influence the country's future.
The polls will decide who has the most power when lawmakers are sworn in next month, opening or potentially closing a path to social and political change in the Islamic republic.
Tension over the vote's high stakes was underlined by a shooting involving supporters of rival candidates in a southern province, a security official said. The rare incident of political violence left four people wounded.
Iran's reformists -- who have encouraged foreign investment, support moves for greater diplomatic rapprochement and seek social reforms at home -- are allied with President Hassan Rouhani's government and made major gains in the first round on February 26.
Voting was extended Friday in second round elections for almost a quarter of the seats in Iran's parliament, a crucial showdown between reformists and conservatives seeking to influence the country's future.
The polls will decide who has the most power when lawmakers are sworn in next month, opening or potentially closing a path to social and political change in the Islamic republic.
Tension over the vote's high stakes was underlined by a shooting involving supporters of rival candidates in a southern province, a security official said. The rare incident of political violence left four people wounded.
Iran's reformists -- who have encouraged foreign investment, support moves for greater diplomatic rapprochement and seek social reforms at home -- are allied with President Hassan Rouhani's government and made major gains in the first round on February 26.