Voting period extended 5 times in Iranian elections

Baku. 27 February. REPORT.AZ/ Voting period of the elections to the Assembly of Religious Experts Council and Parliament in Iran has been extended  5 times.

Report informs, Iranian media reports.

Voting has been expected to begin at 8.00 a.m. local time and end at 18.00 p.m., but voting period has been extended 5 times and ended at 23.45 p.m.

As voting period extended, all schools closed across the country for today-February 27.

In accordance with preliminary estimates, 70% of voters participated in the elections.

However, election results have not been declared in Tehran and Iran's major cities yet, according to information from other regions, conservatives are ahead.

Notably, 6 220 candidates have been registered for Parliament elections in Iran.