ALBAWABA - Iranian voters were asked to cast ballots again on Friday in areas where candidates did not receive enough votes in the March 1 election, which had the lowest turnout (41 percent) since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
According to local media, candidates classed as conservative or ultra-conservative on pre-election lists won most of the 45 remaining seats in the poll, which was held in 15 of Iran's 31 provinces.
Official results revealed Saturday that Iran's conservatives and ultra-conservatives won more seats in a partly rerun of the country's parliamentary elections, strengthening their grip on the chamber.
For the first time in the country, voting on Friday was conducted entirely electronically in eight of Tehran's 22 regions, as well as the cities of Tabriz in the northwest and Shiraz in the south, according to state television.
Without specifying what the turnout was in the latest round, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told reporters: "Usually, the participation in the second round is less than the first round,".
When the 290-seat parliament reassembles on May 27, elected lawmakers will select a speaker. In March, 25 million Iranians out of 61 million eligible voters participated in the election.
