Iran's moderates make modest gains in run-off election

[Blackmoon]

Politicians allied to President Hassan Rouhani came out strongest in a second round of parliamentary elections in Iran, early results showed on Saturday, but his moderate faction appeared unlikely to clinch an overall majority.
If confirmed, the results suggest Iran's next parliament will be more supportive of Rouhani's drive for economic reforms, but conservatives will remain a powerful force and could limit the prospects for social change.

Iranians voted on Friday for 68 seats where no candidate had won decisively in the first round. Rouhani's allies made significant gains in that vote, held in February, ending conservative dominance of the 290-seat assembly.
Rouhani, who came to power in 2013 on a pledge to end Iran's global isolation, has seen his support increase since reaching a nuclear deal with world powers last year, which resulted in the lifting of international sanctions in January.
The ISNA news agency said 31 "reformists" had won seats, referring to Rouhani's allies, along with 20 independent candidates and just six conservatives. Counting was still going on for 11 seats. All the results must be approved the Guardian Council, a vetting body.
If those results are borne out, neither the moderates nor the conservatives will have a majority in the next parliament, which will begin its session on May 27. The balance of power will be determined by independents.

An unofficial Reuters tally of first-round results showed moderates won about 90 seats, conservatives 112, and independents 29. The figures are approximate because Iran does not have rigid party affiliations and some candidates were backed by both camps.
The more balanced parliament would give Rouhani more freedom to pursue economic reform, analysts said, but few expected fundamental changes to the fabric of the Islamic republic.
Hardline factions will continue to assert authority through a number of unelected bodies in Iran's political system, including the judiciary, the Guardian Council, and various branches of the security forces.
The swing power of independent lawmakers will make for combative politics, and the Rouhani administration's sway over social and political issues will remain limited.
"It's going to be issue by issue ... I don't think we should expect a group of independents to be supportive of any political, social and cultural liberalization," said Sanam Vakil, associate fellow at Britain's Chatham House think-tank.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election-idUSKCN0XR04L

 

[raptor22]

Purple: reformist 120 seats
Green : conservatives 120 seats

 

[Blackmoon]

Purple: reformist 120 seats
Green : conservatives 120 seats
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You sure buddy ?

Blue [list of hope] : 121 seats
Green [conservatives] : 83

 

[haman10]

What's a moderate? Whose a moderate? What does moderate mean?

Nonsense bull crap is what it is.

As if others are extreme or fanatic.

 

[Serpentine]

As if others are extreme or fanatic.

Some of them are. Like Kuchakzadeh or Rasaie.

 

[Hack-Hook]

As I said before ,in Iran such divisions are not concrete and decisive . here we don't have parties to enroll in .
to make it clear , you can look at Mr. Roohani , he is considered moderate but honestly I think you can't find a single conservative organization that he is not part of its leading echelon .It become more interesting when you also consider the person who made it possible for him to win the election in first round was mr. Aref which is considered as one of the top guys of reformists.

 

[mohsen]

What's a moderate? Whose a moderate? What does moderate mean?

Nonsense bull crap is what it is.

As if others are extreme or fanatic.

moderate means claiming to be conservative but following reformists agenda, in other word hypocrisy.

 

[haman10]

Some of them are. Like Kuchakzadeh or Rasaie.

kuchakzade is an idiot . so is rasaei .

but Conservatives are fraction of politicians , a major one as well . let me ask you a question : i know you love General Ghassem soliemani we all do . thats a national thing . in a poll that was taken his popularity was higher than ANY Iranian official .

now my question is : which fraction do you think soleimani favors ? no really . think about it .

why it matters ? cause we all know he knows best

that being said, i don't belong to any fraction TBH . my allegiance lies with the IRI , not Rouhani or Rasaie and certainly not the likes of kavakebian .

 

[rahi2357]

It's not the end . There is also a third round .Some independents gonna be "wannabe conservative " or "wannabe reformist " .And then suddenly, they won't be called independent .The end .

 

[haman10]

It's not the end . There is also a third round .Some independents gonna be "wannabe conservative " or "wannabe reformist " .And then suddenly, they won't be called independent .The end .

F 'em all

ALL of them

 

[rahi2357]

ALL of them

Wow .I don't say that
But I just hope their main aim be Iran's prosper.

Meanwhile Iraq's Parliament . today :

@Malik Alashter
Bro , What's going on in Baghdad ?

 

[Serpentine]

kuchakzade is an idiot . so is rasaei .

but Conservatives are fraction of politicians , a major one as well . let me ask you a question : i know you love General Ghassem soliemani we all do . thats a national thing . in a poll that was taken his popularity was higher than ANY Iranian official .

now my question is : which fraction do you think soleimani favors ? no really . think about it .

why it matters ? cause we all know he knows best

that being said, i don't belong to any fraction TBH . my allegiance lies with the IRI , not Rouhani or Rasaie and certainly not the likes of kavakebian .

Qassem Soleimani is great in his role, and I really don't know what is preferable choice is, but I think he wouldn't approve most of MPs at all. We have a very flawed system that prevents many people who can actually do something good for this country from entering politics, for reasons like being secular, not agreeing with everything in IR, etc. Why don't we have secular, leftist (communists, yeah sounds stupid, but if they have votes, it's not), nationalist, etc parties? It's very stupid indeed and in this way, some things will never work out properly, because a huge chunk of the country is being ignored. Not everyone is an Islamist.

So this is a choice between bad or worse, not good and better.

 

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

What's a moderate? Whose a moderate? What does moderate mean?

Nonsense bull crap is what it is.

As if others are extreme or fanatic.

Serpentine rajebe in Iransetiza/baghimandehaye hezar sal pish sohbat mikone. Ta ina be moqadaseta ma tohin konan va ba melligaraha doshmani konan maham be moqadasateshoon tohin mikonim. In goorooharo bayad bezarim sineye divar: gharbparasta, Iransetiza, tajziyetalaba. Ba amame ya ba kerevat, ba rish ya bi rish, momen ya kafar, sag bayad hesabe madareshoono berese.

 

[mohsen]

Qassem Soleimani is great in his role, and I really don't know what is preferable choice is, but I think he wouldn't approve most of MPs at all. We have a very flawed system that prevents many people who can actually do something good for this country from entering politics, for reasons like being secular, not agreeing with everything in IR, etc. Why don't we have secular, leftist (communists, yeah sounds stupid, but if they have votes, it's not), nationalist, etc parties? It's very stupid indeed and in this way, some things will never work out properly, because a huge chunk of the country is being ignored. Not everyone is an Islamist.

So this is a choice between bad or worse, not good and better.

All of the things which you wanna try today, we have tried after revolution, and result was betrayal after betrayal, bombs after bombs, guess how 72 MPs were martyred with one bomb.
terrorism and treason was the main fruit of your today's shining idea.

and how shameful it is that whatever the so called extremists like Rasaie predicted came true. Rasaie is a bad guy cause he predicted the future of JCPOA! so this is not the Rasaie which you hate, it's the outcome of your own thoughts.

 

[Hack-Hook]

All of the things which you wanna try today, we have tried after revolution, and result was betrayal after betrayal, bombs after bombs, guess how 72 MPs were martyred with one bomb.
terrorism and treason was the main fruit of your today's shining idea.

and how shameful it is that whatever the so called extremists like Rasaie predicted came true. Rasaie is a bad guy cause he predicted the future of JCPOA! so this is not the Rasaie which you hate, it's the outcome of your own thoughts.

Didn't those MP's martyred after we barred some nut-job from politic ?