Some 17 million Iranians are due to take part Friday in run-off elections to fill the remaining 68 of parliament's 290 seats, with the first results due to be announced on Saturday evening.
The first round of voting in February saw a victory for reformist candidates allied with President Hassan Rouhani against hardliners. Reformists in Tehran, for example, won all 30 parliamentary seats outright.
A fundamental reason for the hardliners' electoral defeat in February was coalition talks prior to the elections between reformists and the moderate conservatives. Unlike the three previous legislative periods, conservatives decided against a coalition with hardliners.
According to observers, the run-off is unlikely to change the direction of new parliament, with the results from the first round in large cities such as Tehran and Isfahan supporting reformists. These estimates hold that reformists will dominate the new parliament, the next legislative period of which is due to commence on May 28.
The election results have been seen as an indication of Iranians' support for their reformist president, who limited the country's nuclear programme to obtain the lifting of international sanctions.
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