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Sunday 28 February 2016 - 09:30
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Vote counting continues in Irans twin elections



Vote counting is still underway in Iran's twin elections, says the office of Tehrans governor.

At least 33 million out of the 55 million eligible voters took part in Irans 5th Assembly of Experts election and Irans 10th parliamentary electionon Friday.

Meanwhile, vote counting in Tehran and some other major cities, including the northeastern city of Mashhad,continued.

In the capital, votes from around 1,400 parliamentary ballot boxesare being counted,Ali Asghar Naser-Bakht, a deputy governor,was quoted by IRNA as saying early on Sunday.

He added that around 1,000 Assembly of Experts ballot boxes, mostly from northern Tehran, are also to be fully counted.

Most of the votes throughout the country were shared among Principlists while Reformists were set for a landslide victory in the capital.

Based on initial results, Irans former vice president Mohammad Reza Aref is leading the capital citys parliamentary list, followed by Ali Motahari.

Alireza Mahjoob, Soheila Jelodarzadeh and Elias Hazrati, were the other candidates leading the list in Tehran.

Tehrans Assembly of Experts list was led by Chairman of Irans Expediency Council and former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjaniand President Hassan Rouhani.

The list continues with Mohammad Agha Imami Kashani, Mohsen Ghomi and Mohammad Ali Movahed.

By Press TV

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