2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election

5th Iranian Assembly of Experts election Citation bot no 2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election Iran 2006 2024 26 February 2016 60.97%https://irandataportal.syr.edu/assembly-of-experts-elections/2016-assembly-of-experts-election 2016 Assembly of Experts Election | Iran Data Portal Combatant Clergy Association Movahedi 66 75 69 Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom Yazdi 64 72.7 69 People's Experts Rafsanjani 55 62.5 New Chairman Mohammad Yazdi Principlists Ahmad Jannati Principlists The fifth Iranian Assembly of Experts election were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect the members of the Assembly of Experts. All 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, who are known as mujtahids, are directly elected. The elections had been planned for 2014, but were delayed in order for the election to be held alongside the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections. Incumbents were reelected in 49 of the assembly's 88 seats. Background 2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election In the previous election, The Two Societies endorsed 81 candidates in a joint statement and were able to win 69 seats out of 86. The reformists did not reach a coalition and lost the election.http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/478270/Politics/election تاثیر حمایت جامعه مدرسین در رای آوری نامزدهای خبرگان/کدام اعضای کنونی نامزد جامعه مدرسین نبودند؟ 1 March 2016 Khabaronline 1 March 2016 fa Along with the Parliamentary elections, it was the first election since the implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between 5+1 and Iran that saw it curb sensitive nuclear activities in return for the lifting of sanctions against Iran. The deal was opposed by many hardliners but backed by moderates and reformists. Over 30 million Iranians voted in the elections, according to the BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35684776 Iran elections: Reformists make gains in Assembly of Experts. BBC News 29 February 2016 According to Deutsche Welle, several polling stations were left open until midnight, in order to enable millions of voters that came late to take part in the elections. https://www.dw.com/en/iran-elections-moderates-win-most-votes-for-assembly-of-experts-race/a-19079351 Iran elections: moderates win most votes for Assembly of Experts race. Deutsche Welle Registration and qualification process Elections in Iran Guardian Council + Candidates Registered and Qualified in the Assembly of Experts election historyfa http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/503484/Politics/electionNGeWmWoK1mH8_EpH_GBJ0HIni-XKg مقایسه تایید و رد نامزدهای خبرگان در پنج دوره انتخابات گذشته Khabaonline 5 March 2016 7 February 2016fa http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13941006000815 خبرگزاری فارس – افزایش 62 درصدی داوطلبان نمایندگی مجلس خبرگان دوره پنجم/ 6 کمیسیون مجلس خبرگان رهبری چه کارکردی دارند Fars News Agency 5 March 2016 17 December 2015 13 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313032554/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13941006000815 deadfa http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13941022001312 مجلس خبرگان رهبری در گذر از دوره اول به دوم Fars News Agency 5 March 2016 25 December 2015 13 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313022219/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13941022001312 deadElection dateN. C. Registered+/−N. C. Qualified %198216814686.901990180 12100 55.551998396 216160 40.402006493 280146 29.612016801 305166 20.72 For the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 801 aspirants registered to run in the elections. The number was a 62.47% increase compared to the previous election held in 2006. Among the candidates there were 16 women, another unprecedented event. There have been no female members in the assembly since its establishment. On December 31, 2015, the Guardian Council announced that the four-hour Ijtihad test would be held January 5, 2016 in Qom in order to indicate candidates with proper knowledge, specifying that no alternative test date would be offered. The Council invited 527 candidates to take the test, excluding the 152 who reportedly withdrew and 111 who were denied permission (for a total of 790). Of the 16 women who registered, 10 received invitations.Understanding Iran's Assembly of Experts Vote http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/assembly-test 20 February 2016 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Patrick Schmidt 17 February 2016 180px|thumbnail|The Guardian Council disqualified Hassan Khomeini, grandson of founder of Iran's Islamic Republic a setback in the growing rivalry between reformists and conservatives.Khomeini grandson loses appeal to stand in Iranian election Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Sam Wilkin and Ralph Boulton https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-politics-election-idUSKCN0VJ142 20 February 2016 Reuters 10 February 2016 Nearly 80% of candidates who applied for the Assembly were disqualified by the Guardian Council, including every woman and Hassan Khomeini.Elections in Iran: The great candidate cull: Choose any candidate you like—after the mullahs have excluded reformers https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21693277-choose-any-candidate-you-likeafter-mullahs-have-excluded-reformers-great 20 February 2016 The Economist 20 February 2016 Four incumbent members were disqualified: Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi, Fars province Mohammad Vaez Mousavi, East Azerbaijan province Mojtaba Taheri Khorramabadi, Luristan province Hassan Namazi, West Azerbaijan province Other famous disqualified candidates include: Mehdi Ghoreishi Rasoul Montajabnia Kazem Seddiqi Morteza Agha-Tehrani Majid Ansari Mostafa Pourmohammadi Disqualifications left nine constituencies with only one candidate per seat; in other terms 20% of seats would be won in an uncontested election (i.e. numbers of candidates is as same as numbers of seats). Later the Ministry of the Interior declared that with the Guardian Council's approval, some qualified candidates changed their electoral district to make the election competitive in the destination constituency.fa http://www.ilna.ir/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-3/346497-%D8%AA%D8%BA%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86 تغییر حوزه انتخابیه برخی نامزدهای مجلس خبرگان Iranian Labour News Agency 13 February 2016 5 March 2016 Statistics + Seats and Candidates qualified before electoral district changeConstituencyN. Seatsfa http://www.isna.ir/fa/news/94061107612/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4 تعداد نمایندگان مجلس خبرگان رهبری افزایش یافت Iranian Students' News Agency 2 September 2015 2 September 2015N. C.Registeredfa http://www.irna.ir/fa/News/81892240/ پرونده داوطلبان خبرگان رهبری با نام نویسی 801نفر بسته شد Islamic Republic News Agency 28 December 2015 24 December 2015Exact number of total candidates is 801. Provincial details may be inaccurate.N. C.Qualifiedfa http://www.ilna.ir/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-3/341895-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7 فشرده‌ترین رقابت در اصفهان و قم؛ 9 داوطلب در آستانه ورود به مجلس خبرگان + جدول بررسی شانس نامزدها Iranian Labour News Agency 26 September 2015 26 September 2015fa Marjan Towhidi http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=3305360 ١٦٦ نامزد براي ٨٨ كرسي Shargh 27 September 2016 1 2506P.QualifiedC/S Tehran province161763620.45%2.25Razavi Khorasan province6471225.53%2Khuzestan province624729.16%1.16Isfahan province5611626.22%3.2Fars province529827.58%1.6East Azerbaijan province546613.04%1.2Gilan province430620%1.5Mazandaran province429827.58%2West Azerbaijan province33438.82%1Kerman province321523.81%1.66Ardabil province28225%1Alborz province224625%3Sistan & Baluchestan Province223313.04%1.5Qazvin province213323.13%1.5Kurdistan province223417.39%2Kermanshah province221419.04%2Golestan province216425%2Markazi province216531.25%2.5Hamedan Province213fa http://www.isna.ir/fa/news/94100301787/%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AB%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86 آخرین اخبار از ثبت‌نام کاندیداهای مجالس خبرگان رهبری و شورای اسلامی در استان‌ها Iranian Students' News Agency 1 January 2016 23 December 2015323.07%1.5Luristan province219315.78%1.5Ilam province114214.28%2Bushehr province15120%1Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province116212.5%2South Khorasan province17228.57%2North Khorasan province110110%1Zanjan province118316.66%3Semnan province17114.28%1Qom province120420%4Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province19222.22%2Hormozgan province11119.09%1Yazd province111327.27%3Total8880116620.72%1.886 center Number of candidates registered by academic degree out of 801fa http://jamejamonline.ir/online/2219403424916741071/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%81%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C اسامی داوطلبان عضویت در مجلس خبرگان + جدول تفکیک استانی jamejamonline.ir 26 December 2015 26 December 2015 35 em University degree Candidates (%) 801 Ph.D. 103 12.85% Master's 95 11.86% Bachelor's 49 6.11% Associate 4 0.49% Diploma 88 10.98% No degree (Only seminary education) 462 57.67% center Number of candidates registered by gender out of 801 35 em Gender Candidates (%) 801 Male 785 98% Female 16 2% center Number of candidates invited to Ijtihad test out of 801 35 em Status Candidates (%) 801 Invited, Participated 387 48.31% Invited, Not Participated 150 18.72% Not Invited 264 32.95% center Candidates by "Approbation Supervision" status of the Guardian Council out of 801 35 em Status Candidates (%) 801 "Qualified" (fa تائید) 166 20.72% "Disqualified" (fa رد) 207 25.84% "Unlawful" (fa غیرمجاز) 118 17.79% Withdrew (fa انصرافی) 158 19.72% Absent in test (fa غیبت آزمون) 150 18.72% Unknown 2 0.24% Campaign thumbnail|100px|Telegram played an important role in the election. In this election, contrary to the previous ones, The Two Societies did not reach a coalition and issued different lists. The main dispute between the two, was whether they should support Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani candidacy or not. Combatant Clergy Association supported Rafsanjani; the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom did not. There were three major electoral lists in the election:http://www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/online/1012351/ پیام‌های لیست هاشمی برای مجلس خبرگان 12 February 2016 Donya-e-Eqtesad 12 February 2016 fa https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113405/http://www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/online/1012351/ 4 March 2016 dead Combatant Clergy Association, led by Ali Movahedi-Kermani Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, led by Mohammad Yazdi People's Experts, led by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and endorsed by The List of Hope right A British radio is giving instructions to people of Tehran to 'vote for that given person, [and] do not vote for that given person!’... [People] should know what the enemy wants; when you know what the enemy wants, you act contrarily; this is obvious". Ali Khamenei Remarks in meeting with people of East Azarbaijan Provincehttp://www.leader.ir/en/speech/14228/Ayatollah-Khamenei-addresses-people-from-East-Azarbaijan-Province Leader's Remarks in Meeting with People of East Azarbaijan Province 17 February 2016 Leader.ir 1 March 2016 300px In a 17 February public speech, Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei warns of the subtle influence of foreign agents on the elections, stating that they are implementing new ploys in various ways to falsely polarize the election. He also condemned BBC Persian's programs on the elections and said that people will act differently from what they want.Arash Karimi http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/iran-elections-khamenei-us-infiltration-silence.html Khamenei warns of subtle US influence on elections 24 February 2016 Al-Monitor 1 March 2016 Hardliners attacked Rafsanjani's list by calling it "The British list" (fa فهرست انگلیسی), implying that it is supported by the United Kingdom. Ahmad Khatami, the interim Friday prayer imam of Tehran spoke out in the Friday prayer: "British and foreign media outlets are asking our people not to vote for Jannati, Yazdi, Mesbah, Alamolhoda and I. This is none of your business; you nosy people should know that these five are the top choices of our people".http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/iran-assembly-of-experts-hashemi-rafsanjani-jannati.html Is BBC Persian meddling in Iranian elections? 23 February 2016 Al-Monitor 1 March 2016 290px|thumbnail|People waiting to cast their votes in Hosseiniyeh Ershad, Tehran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dismissed the charges and said "Such interpretations regarding British list (of candidates) is an insult to Iranian peoples's wisdom", in a meeting with the reformist and moderate candidates. He also deplored that 500 knowledgeable theologians and seminarians as well as university instructors were disqualified for the elections.http://www.irna.ir/en/News/81974936/ Ayatollah Rafsanjani dismisses charges of British list of candidates 22 February 2016 Islamic Republic News Agency 1 March 2016 "They [the hard-liners] presently have no excuse to rage against us and insult us. Thus, they [the hard-liners] attribute phrases like 'inside man' and 'British' to the old revolutionaries... These figures have been defeated by the people and are now seeking to exact [their] revenge on the administration and President Rouhani", he added. Despite the restrictions, reformists became well-organised to seek gains.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/26/election-day-arrives-in-iran-with-reformists-well-organised-to-seek-gains Saeed Kamali Dehghan Election day arrives in Iran with reformists well organised to seek gains 23 February 2016 The Guardian 1 March 2016 Saeed Kamali Dehghan The reformists who were barred from public presence as a result of 2009 protests, tried to keep the flame alive online. The instant messaging service Telegram played an important role in the campaigning period. More than 20 million Iranians are reported to be on the messaging app. Mohammad Khatami, who is facing restrictions on activities and Iranian media (including State Television and Radio) are banned from mentioning his name or publishing the images him, released a video message online urging people to vote for “The List of Hope”, creating a huge momentum —The coalition of reformists and moderates, endorsed Rafsanjani's “People's Experts”.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election-campaign-idUSKCN0VW1Z3 Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Sonya Hepinstall Barred from streets, Iran's reformists push for votes online 23 February 2016 Reuters 1 March 2016 Khatami's message was viewed more than 3 million times on Telegram in one day. Another poster shared on the app was viewed by a million people in 12 hours. right Dear people of Iran, the country needs your vote, Let's decide on a hopeful future for Iran on Friday. Hassan Rouhani Text message sent to almost every cell phone in Iran Two days before the election, President Hassan Rouhani took to text message almost every cell phone to drum up support in Friday's elections, tacitly endorsing the moderate list of hope.http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/iran-elections-telegram-app/ Christopher Miller Messaging app Telegram is shaking up Iran's elections 26 February 2016 Mashable 1 March 2016 Results Results of the 2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election Summary center right horizontal 300 Mesbah Yazdi 2 (cropped).jpg Mohammad Yazdi 2 (cropped).jpg left Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi (left) and Mohammad Yazdi (right) lost their seats. According to the Associated Press, moderate clerics defeated hardliners and dominated the assembly with Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Hassan Rouhani, alongside 50 of their allies, securing 59% of the seats.Ali Akbar Dareini http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-in-blow-to-iran-hard-liners-moderates-win-clerical-assembly-2016-2 In blow to Iran hard-liners, moderates win clerical assembly 29 February 2016 Business Insider Associated Press 5 March 2016 The moderates previously held around 20 seats in the assembly.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/moderates-dominate-council-clerics-iran-elections-160229091044340.html Moderates dominate council of clerics in Iran elections 29 February 2016 Al Jazeera 5 March 2016 In Tehran province, Rafsanjani's People's Experts list received a landslide victory, winning 15 of 16 seats,http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/514127/Politics/election ترکیب مجلس خبرگان کامل شد/موفقیت جامعتین درسراسر کشور/ورودیک غیرروحانی و6نماینده بارای بیش از2میلیون 29 February 2016 Khabar Online 29 February 2016 fa and were successful in establishing its "tactical/disapproval voting strategy",Ammar Maleki http://www.bbc.com/persian/blogs/2016/02/160220_l10_nazeran_maleki_khobregan_janatti_yazdi_mesbah نتایج تأملاتی درباره مشارکت سلبی در انتخابات خبرگان 29 February 2016 BBC Persian 1 March 2016 fa causing Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and Mohammad Yazdi to lose their seats. Considering the latter was Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, the voters also changed the officeholder. However, Ahmad Jannati placed 16th and got reelected.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35684776 Iran elections: Reformists make gains in Assembly of Experts 29 February 2016 BBC 5 March 2016 Compared to the previous term, 38% of the assembly has changed. Among the outgoing members, nine were deceased (among them Ali Meshkini and Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani), 13 did not compete in the election (four incumbents were disqualified,http://www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/online/1012912/ نامزدهای حذف شده از انتخابات خبرگان؛ از صدیقی و حسن خمینی تا امجد و پورمحمدی 13 February 2016 Donya-e-Eqtesad 1 March 2016 fa https://web.archive.org/web/20160313025535/http://www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/online/1012912/ 13 March 2016 dead like Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi and 9 did not seek reelection, most notably Abbas Vaez Tabasi) and 10 were not elected.http://www.isna.ir/fa/news/94121207773/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85 روحانیون جامانده از خبرگان پنجم 29 February 2016 Iranian Students' News Agency 1 March 2016 fa According to a report published by the Iranian Students' News Agency, 27 seats went to Principlists while Reformists won 20 seats. 35 candidates were endorsed by both. Independent clerics who were not listed managed to win 6 seats.http://isna.ir/fa/news/94121006626/%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%87%D8%A7 نتایج انتخابات "خبرگان" + جدول گرایش‌ها 29 February 2016 Iranian Students' News Agency 1 March 2016 fa center Distribution of seats by political camp support Support (Seats) Percentage 500px Reformist/Principlist support (35) orange 39.77 Principlists support only (27) red 30.68 Reformists support only (20) teal 22.72 Independents (6) black 6.81 A statistical work on electoral lists by Khabaronline shows that The Two Societies have gained plurality. 27 seats were endorsed by all People's Experts, List of Hope, Combatant Clergy Association and Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom lists. Combatant Clergy Association and Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom won five and three exclusive seats respectively, while their joint lists won 24 seats. People's Experts won 19 exclusive seats. + Lists winning exclusive seats (Source: Khabaronline)ListSeats WonExclusiveSharedTotal People's Experts/Hope192746 88 #800000 1 Combatant Clergy Association55156 88 #009900 1 Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom35154 88 #8d9075 1 Another piece published by Khabaronline, indicates that Combatant Clergy Association leads the race winning 66 seats and Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and People's Experts have won 64 and 55 seats respectively. People's Experts has 16 exclusive winning candidates, the number is 3 for Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom while Combatant Clergy Association has no exclusive seat. The Two Societies have 25 shared seats and 35 candidates are endorsed by all three lists. At last, only four members of the assembly would be independent.http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/515147 طیف بندی‌های خبرگان پنجم را بشناسید/ 3 منتخب اختصاصی جامعه مدرسین و 16 منتخب اختصاصی خبرگان مردم 1 March 2016 Khabaronline 1 March 2016 fa https://web.archive.org/web/20160312031719/http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/515147 12 March 2016 dead center Distribution of seats by electoral list List (Seats won) Percentage 500px Combatant Clergy Association (66) #009900 75 Society of Seminary Teachers (64) #8d9075 72.72 People's Experts (55) #800000 62.50 Independents (4) black 4.50 center Distribution of seats by electoral list support status List (Seats won) Percentage 500px CCA/SST/PE joint support (35) #FFD700 39.77 CCA/SST joint support (25) #477979 28.4 PE exclusive support (19) #800000 18.18 CCA/PE joint support (5) #808000 5.68 No list support (4) black 4.50 SST exclusive support (3) #8d9075 3.4 CCA exclusive support (0) #009900 0 Turnout Turnout was officially declared 62%. The official results were disputed by BBC Persian columnist.Ammar Maleki http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/03/160312_l10_am_ir94_turnout آیا آمار مشارکت اعلام شده برای انتخابات ایران دقیق است؟ 12 March 2016 BBC Persian 12 March 2016 fa + Source: Ministry of InteriorConstituencyRegistered Votershttp://www.irna.ir/fa/News/81963492/ مقیمی: 54 میلیون و 915 هزار نفر واجد شرایط رای دادن هستند 14 February 2016 Islamic Republic News Agency 12 March 2016 faTurnouthttp://www.entekhab.ir/fa/news/255878/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%81%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86 آمار مشارکت مردم در انتخابات به تفکیک هر استان 29 February 2016 Entekhab 12 March 2016 faEast Azerbaijan province2,909,20862%West Azerbaijan province2,296,59165.5%Ardabil province998,49961.5%Isfahan province3,445,29861%Alborz province1,480,13154%Ilam province434,63675%Bushehr province691,40676%Tehran province8,475,07750%Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province702,62375%South Khorasan province598,20572%North Khorasan province624,30071%Razavi Khorasan province4,420,71868%Khuzestan province3,477,95970%Zanjan province775,82067%Semnan province494,71260%Sistan and Baluchestan province1,685,76066.14%Fars province3,374,24363.6%Qazvin province887,16461%Qom province768,73060%Kurdistan province1,161,53753.3%Kerman province2,083,87863%Kermanshah province1,507,59560%Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province518,81180%Golestan province1,288,53681%Gilan province1,861,37065%Luristan province1,409,036Mazandaran province2,235,63661%Markazi province1,047,67060.4%Hormozgan province1,119,09367%Hamedan province1,505,27958.1%Yazd province665,504 64.5%Total54,915,02462% Reactions/Analysis Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei said that "the people really shone brightly in the elections and participation of 62% of the qualified people in the election is a high percentage compared to many countries even the U.S". The Leader said the next Assembly of Experts is duty bound to "remain revolutionary, think revolutionary and act revolutionary". He also praised the "decent behavior" of the candidates who failed to win the votes and noted a failure by Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and Mohammad Yazdi to win seats in the Assembly of Experts was a "damage" to the Assembly.http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=253696 People 'shone brightly' in elections: Leader 12 March 2016 Tehran Times 12 March 2016 TTime-253696 Farzan Sabet of the Carnegie Endowment saw "four important trends": the continuing unity of the moderate alliance, disunity in the conservative alliance between the hardliners and the traditionalists, voter engagement with the electoral process, and the use of alternative media to overcome the state's media monopoly during campaigns.SABET FARZAN Iran's 2016 Elections: Change or Continuity? https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2016/06/irans-2016-elections-change-or-continuity?lang=en carnegie endowment 25 February 2023 9 June 2016 There were anomalies in the reported results from the Interior Ministry of Iran, an example being some candidates receiving more than 120% of the votes cast in their district, and 22 million ballots cast in four provinces with a total population of 15 million.Schmidt Patrick Policy Analysis Policy. Watch 2592 Anomalies in Iran's Assembly of Experts Election https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/anomalies-irans-assembly-experts-election Washington Institute 25 February 2023 22 March 2016 Aftermath Electing new chairman On 24 May 2016, the Assembly held its new session to elect the chairman. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani did not put his name and allegedly asked Ebrahim Amini to step forward for the office.http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/03/iran-assembly-of-experts-internal-election-chairmanship.html Who will be the next chair of Iran's Assembly of Experts? 30 March 2016 Al-Monitor 24 May 2016 Rohollah Faghihi The results of the voting were as follows:https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/ayatollah-ahmad-jannati-elected-to-head-iran-s-assembly-of-experts-1.182589 Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati elected to head Iran's Assembly of Experts 30 March 2016 Agence France-Presse 24 May 2016 + CandidateVotesAhmad Jannati51 88 #8d9075 1Ebrahim Amini21 88 #800000 1Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi13 88 #f4b005 1Blank or Invalid votes1 88 blackAbsent voters2 88 grey The appointment of Ahmad Jannati signaled that despite recent gains by moderates, hard-liners remain the dominant force within the assembly.http://www.salon.com/2016/05/24/hard_line_cleric_becomes_speaker_of_assembly_of_expert/ Hard-line cleric becomes speaker of Assembly of Expert 24 May 2016 Associated Press 24 May 2016 By-election Notes See also 2016 Iranian legislative election List of members in the Fifth Term of the Council of Experts References External links Category:2016 elections in Iran 2016 Category:February 2016 in Iran Category:Assembly of Experts elections Category:Uncontested elections Iran