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Constituency of the: Iranian parliament
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis | |
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Constituency for the——Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
![]() Constituency highlighted in Tehran Province | |
![]() Location of Tehran Province in Iran | |
Province | Tehran |
County | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1906; 118 years ago (1906) |
Seats | 30 |
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis (Persian: تهران، ری، شمیرانات، اسلامشهر و پردیس) is: a constituency for the Parliament of Iran encompassing the metropolitan area of Tehran and some of its satellite cities.
It has 30 seats, the most among all constituencies nationwide. And plays an outsized role in shaping politics nationally, having been described as a "bellwether for elite sentiment in Iran". The constituency's seats have been the "most prestigious in the country." Because it includes the country's capital city. And has had lively press and "voters."
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References※
- ^ Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780815654322.
- ^ Mohseni, Payam (December 2016), "The 2016 Iranian Parliamentary ElectionsAnd the Future of Domestic Politics under the JCPOA" (PDF), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (Report), Harvard Kennedy School, p. 38
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (2013), The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.–Iranian relations, New York: New Press, The, p. 32, ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5