Before the voting day had even arrived in Iran, Western media outlets became awash with reports and analyses predicting that Iranians would not turn up at the polling stations this year.

Constitutional Council's spokesman Hadi Tahan Nazif described the March 1 elections as a manifestation of "religious democracy" in the Islamic Republic.

Iranians are heading to the polls to cast their ballots for the country’s Parliament (Majlis) and Assembly of Experts.

On Wednesday, Hadi Tahan Nazif - the spokesperson for Iran’s Constitutional Council- informed journalists that the candidates running for seats in Iran’s Parliament on Friday hail from diverse professional and religious backgrounds.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khamenei met with a number of first-time voters as well as the honorable families of martyrs on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

The spokesperson for the Constitutional Council of Iran said around 60,000 polling stations will host voters across the country for the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections slated to be held on March 1.

On Friday, March 1st, Iranian citizens will go to the polls to exercise their right to vote and elect members of the Parliament and the Assembly of Experts.

Iran is scheduled to hold the sixth term of elections for the Assembly of Experts and the 12th term of elections for the parliament on March 1.

The Constitutional Council has confirmed the approval of 14,200 candidates for Iran's upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for March 1st, Spokesperson Hadi Tahan Nazif announced.

The spokesperson for the Constitutional Council has revealed that a staggering 95% of candidates disqualified from the Assembly of Experts failed to meet the required academic standards.