Iranian parliamentary elections

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Iranian parliamentary elections are nationwide legislative contests in Iran to choose members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, conducted under a theocratic-republican system with strict candidate vetting and oversight.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election ⓘ
national election ⓘ
unicameral parliament ⓘ
candidateApprovalRequiredFrom Guardian Council ⓘ
candidateVettingBy Guardian Council ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
electorate Iranian citizens aged 18 or older ⓘ
elects Islamic Consultative Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Iran
eligibilityRequirement candidates must accept the principle of velayat-e faqih ⓘ
candidates must be Muslim except for minority seats ⓘ
candidates must show loyalty to the Islamic Republic ⓘ
features dominance of factions over formal parties ⓘ
ideological screening of candidates ⓘ
limited role for political parties ⓘ
oversight by clerical bodies ⓘ
strict candidate vetting ⓘ
firstElectionHeld 1980 ⓘ
governedBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
heldIn Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Iran
includeRunoffElections yes ⓘ
includesReservedSeatsFor religious minorities ⓘ
legalFramework Election Law of the Islamic Consultative Assembly ⓘ
legislatureName Islamic Consultative Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Iran
levelOfElection national ⓘ
localName انتخابات مجلس شورای اسلامی ⓘ
mainParticipants moderate or centrist factions ⓘ
principlist factions ⓘ
reformist factions ⓘ
monitoredBy Guardian Council supervisory boards ⓘ
linked to: Guardian Council
numberOfSeats 290 ⓘ
occurEvery 4 years ⓘ
organizedBy Ministry of Interior of Iran ⓘ
overseenBy Guardian Council ⓘ
Ministry of Interior of Iran ⓘ
politicalSystem theocratic-republican system ⓘ
predecessorLegislature National Consultative Assembly of Iran ⓘ
relatedInstitution Assembly of Experts elections ⓘ
Presidential elections in Iran ⓘ
reservedSeatsCount 5 ⓘ
reservedSeatsFor Armenian Christians ⓘ
Assyrian and Chaldean Christians ⓘ
linked to: Syriacs

Jews ⓘ
Zoroastrians ⓘ
runoffThreshold 25 percent of valid votes in first round ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
votingMethod secret ballot ⓘ
votingSystem majoritarian system ⓘ
two-round system ⓘ

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Guardian Council → influences → Iranian parliamentary elections ⓘ
Iranian parliamentary elections → localName → انتخابات مجلس شورای اسلامی ⓘ
linked to: Iranian parliamentary elections
Moderation and Development Party → participatesIn → Iranian parliamentary elections ⓘ