Principalists win city councils

Young journalists club

News ID: 1431
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 14:31 - 20 June 2013
Tehran, YJC. The polls indicate that in the recent round of city council elections, Principalist candidates have drawn the most votes.

City council elections were held simultaneously with the presidentials last Friday. Although the Reform Movement won the presidential election, around 60 percent of the seats were given to Principalsts in city councils, Fars reports.

Reformists, meanwhile, received only 17 percent of the total votes.

Independent figures added up to 23 percent.

The statistics issued thus far include only provincial capitals.


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