Hello everyone, pardon, hello everyone, its 1 30 pm in the iranian capital and youre watching press tv world news. Its election day here in iran and people are heading to polls to cast their ballots for parliament and the assembly of experts. Voters are taking part in parliamentary election to choose 290 members of the legislative body from over 15,000 candidates. Elected members will serve a term of four years in parliament and in another election being held simultaneously. Participants are voting for 88 members of the assembly of experts, deliberative body elected for eight years. This is a 12th parliamentary election and the sixth voting for the assembly of experts since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, more than 61 Million People are eligible to vote for both elections. The leader of irans Islamic Revolution is cast his ballot in the countrys parliamentary and of assembly of experts elections. Ali khamenei voted in the tehran constituency as soon as polls open throughout the
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