September 17, 2024

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Iran’s Conservatives Win Elections After Record Low Turnout, Disqualifications

TEHRAN—Iran’s conservatives received a landslide in the country’s parliamentary elections, strengthening really hard-liners opposed to diplomacy with the West. But a history-very low turnout dealt a public rebuke to the establishment’s get in touch with for unity in the confront of escalating tensions with the U.S.

Acknowledging the defeat of nonconservative factions, the moderate President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday referred to as on the new lawmakers to depict not just those who voted but all Iranians.