System, the parliament is irans National Legislator and its members are responsible for drafting legislation, approving the annual budget or any International Treaties and agreements among other things. The new elected members will convene in late may as lawmakers are expected to direct the country toward Better Future by laws they pass, amend and change. This is mr. Hamid reza taraqi, former iranian mp and a Senior Member of Islamic Coalition party. I get the laws are being implemented, many of the current problems will vanish, because the solutions have already been developed and adopted as laws, the important thing is to enforce them, if the next parliament focuses more on upholding the existing laws, the majority of the current problems will be solved. Indexes are indicating and improving situation, the world banks figures and statistics also confirm this claim. I think that many of the current problems will be solved in the next two years. Initial results are indicative of rather new configuration in the Islamic Consultative Assembly or irans parliament. With votes tallied manually, irans ballot takes time to count. As of producing this episode, official preliminary results from tehran indicated that mahmoud nabawian and hamid rasai, two principalis had topped the list of 30 representatives, followed by 35 year old state Television Host turned first time law maker amir hosen sabeti. Speaker Mohammed Baqir khalibaf finished fourth and only a handful of his sponsored candidates ascended. Longtime law maker mujtaba zonor grabbed seat in the holy shiah city of kom. Ali matahari, former famous parliamentarian a on the other hand, the reformers didnt have serious participation in the elections. Based a on the initial results, the majority of successful candidates are, lets say, ultra revolutionary, critical of the Current Parliament and its speaker dr. Holibof. Regardless of the results, it was a political competition and we all have to respect the results. As for the assembly of experts, president ibrahim raisi renewed his place for a third time secure. Bring more than 82 of the vote in the south horasan province located in eastern iran. On the other hand, saudi amoli larijani, current head of the top arbitration body, known as the expediency council, was perhaps the most notable figure who failed to grab seat in the assembly. The official turnout in the iranian parliamentary and the assembly of experts elections is yet to be announced, but preliminary. Results at the time of recording this episode of iran today suggests that more than 40 of voters went to the polls on march 1st rejecting the calls from hostile western regimes and their media. In order to discourage people from going to the polls, but their plot backfired and the voter turnout was over 40 , and that was not something the enemies hope to happen. The elections were held across 59 voting stations across iran with 6,800 in the province of tehran, which included the capital and several surrounding cities. Until this election, birth certificates had been required as voter identification. This time, voters could use their national id numbers or other id documents instead. In fact, according to semiofficial reports, 86 of voters in fridays elections cast their ballots using their national id cards, 11 with birth certificates, 3 with drivers licenses and less than 1 with passports and military Service Completion cards. To dr. Kanoni muqadam, well those who cared much about National Interests went to the polls, although the voter turnout was not as high as we expected, in terms of quality, the elections were entirely satisfactory, people took part and according to the latest statistics, the voter turnout is nearly 50 , although in tehran it was. Uh less than other big cities, the ministry of interior is to announce the exact number. Anyway, the political plot hashed by the enemies of the country to undermine the credibility of the elections was foiled. In this sense, the turnout was success. Comparatively speaking, voter turnout in 2020 was 42. 6 , while in 2016 it reached 61. 6 and in 2012 it was 63 . 3. 9 . It means that this time around the turnout rate is almost the same as the last elections, thats why this year saw the biggest election Boycott Campaign in the last 45 years orchestrated from abroad. To have better understanding of the voter turnout, we talked to mr. An iranian political analyst. This year is almost the same as the last round of elections four years ago, so it is not correct in my opinion to link this level of turnout to the developments that have unfolded in the country over the past two to three years. Is this voter turnout desirable . Well, in other countries this level is something acceptable if not desirable, but for the Islamic Republic of iran, no, it is not desirable. We should not content ourselves with this turnout rate. Need to increase it for the next elections, this week on expos a, although aaron bishnel explicitly stated that his actions were a protest against the zionist entities genocide of palestinians, western media misreports his motivation as a protest against the israeli hamas war, debunked article claiming that hamas sexually assaulted palestinian women during the alaqsa flood operation causes controversy for the new york. Times and propalestinian activists praised bushnell as a hero who succeeded in bringing attention to the calamity and genicide suffered by the palestinian people. Right here on expos a, the truth is just a revelation away. Theres plenty more to be said, but first a quick media review to give other outlets a chance to get a word in. Hello everyone, welcome to the news section of the program. We will go over some news headlines. President hails election turn out as blow to opponents of iran. Irans president ibrahim raisi has appreciated the iranian people for their massive turnout in the friday elections to choose members of parliament as well as the assembly of experts. Saying that the turnout was a blow to opponents of the country. In all right, rais said in his message that the ill wishers of the country did all they could to discourage people from voting, but the peoples participation filled with faith and hope was a big no to the inhumane front of arrogance and foiled their insincere plan. Iranians rebuff electoral boycott calls. Before the voting day had even arrived in iran, western Media Outlets became a watch with reports and analyses predicting that iranians would not turn up at the polling stations this year. Tehran times writes, headlines such as iran braces for low election turnouts, iranians expected to shun elections and low turnout and boycott expected were how the stenographers of politicians in the west decided to speak of irans march 1st. Elections, however, none of these renowned Media Outlets managed to come up with substantial data or polling information to support their claims. Iran parliamentary elections likely to go to runoff, with 4,000 out of 5,000 ballot boxes in tehran counted, some of the candidates seem to have to compete in a runoff as there were no clear winners among them, officials say, quoting from governor of tehran province aliza fakhhari, iran front page writes, this law. Says any candidate who wins at least 20 of the valid votes can Enter Parliament in the first round, but if they fail to garner at least 20 of the ballots, they will probably go to second round. Over 250,00 forces ensure security of elections, official says. Iranian interior Ministrys Deputy for Security AffairsMajid Mirahmadi said on friday over 250,00 forces have been tased with ensuring the security of elections and the polling sites. Deli writes miradi said on friday morning that long cues of voters have been formed at many polling stations across the country, describing it as major epic. He noted that full security prevails at all polling stations thanks to the efforts by the security and intelligence organizations. Venezuela congratulates iran on elections, commands its peoples will. Venezuelas foreign minister has congratulated iran and its people on their elections and and their dedications to combatting foreign plots. Almayadin writes, venezuela has congratulated iran in celebration of its elections, praising the exercise as a show of democracy. In a post on x, the venezuelan minister of Foreign Affairs said the president Nicholas Maduro and the government of venezuela congratulate the people and the government of the sister Islamic Republic of iran for the celebration of the democratic exercise carried out in the 12th elections for the consultative assembly. For majlis on the sixth elections for the assembly of experts this march 1st, 2024 in the iranian territory. Thank you for joining us in this section. Lets go back to the main narrative. The elections were a big slap to those who tried to keep the polling booths empty of voters, that is the soren enemies of the iranian nation. On contrary, people came out in large numbers to exercise their voting rights, thorting the plots hatched by troublemongers and neesay. They left no stone untured since 2021 to create hopelessness among iranians, but the fact that the turnout matched that of the 2020 parliamentary elections shows that enemy plots failed. From outside to discourage people was unprecedented this time and they say that the sanction. And economic pressure were also meant to make people discontent before the elections. At the same time, western Media Outlets cast doubt on the elections. They tried to say that the elections were meaningless with no impact on the future of the people. That said, i have to admit that economic problems acted negatively. Some people might have lost their faith in the efficiency and efficacy of the parliament as body capable of resolving. The economic problems. Western media showed open hosility in these elections, not towards the candidates and their policies and not towards the absence of certain candidates, but towards the very elections. Even before the votes were cast, they issued premature verdicts with some even predicting less than 10 turnout, and some suggesting that the iranian system was roting. In other words, they werent seeking to engage in journalism, but were. Striving to graft a script for irans elections and then cover it through their distorting lenses. Do you think the call for the boy of elections worked . Foreigners were seeking to undermine the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic of iran by calling on people to boycott the elections, but people instead said a big no to them. Each ballot was in fact a bullet shot at this boycott scheme. As for the opposition groups outside the country, they use anything to get funds. By ignoring many facts, they want to offer picture of the country, which, although has nothing to do with reality, can. Appeals their paymasters. While there are still some countries in the region who have no idea about election, the us and its minions are trying to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic by baking the question, by linking the turnout rate to whatever they wish. Even before the polls opened, they turned the elections a sham, urging people not to vote. At the same time, some western Media Outlets try to manipulate their audiences by showing few half. Empty polling stations out of 60 thous of them across the country. Linking turn out with the legitimacy of the entire political system is not only absurd but hypocritical. Low or lukewm turnout has been a common phenomenon in other countries, including in the west. Over the last two years, such trends have been widely reported in the german, french and british media, especially in the context of elections of secondary importance. But unlike the iranian. As the legitimation crisis of the french political system. There is no logical relationship between these two. You might infer from low turn out that there is for example some sort of discountant in society at the performance of for example the government, but its just jumping to conclusion if we connect any political or social development to the legitimation crisis. Voter turnout is not a fixed stable phenomenon. It fluctuates from time to time and its not going to be the ultimate criterion for the legitimacy of a ruling system as no single factor determines voter turnout, rather a complex mix of individual, social and political factors have influence on it. For example, older, more educated and higher income earning people are generally more likely to vote than younger, less educated people and people with lower incomes. After nearly. Elections, people may not take elections as serious as before, some might feel that its okay if they do not go to the polls because there are many other people who go or because they think there are many other elections in the future that they can take part in. Moreover, unlike some other countries in the world, going to the poles is not obligatory in our country. In other countries with higher voter turnout, strict rules, regulations and fines may. Turn out in iran has been around 60 . It purposes. Means that 40 of people never go to the polls under no circumstances. This is true about the elections held 10, 20 or 30 years ago. Was there any legitimation crisis 30 years ago . I dont think so. Linking voter turn out to the legitimacy of a political system is not just jumping into conclusion, but altering the reality for misschifous and the like, if you take a look at their voter turnout, its usually below 50 , and thats despite all this trick rules, regulations, finds and sometimes punishments, so by their standards we are still in a satisfactory state, although we were better in the early years after the revolution, as a republic, we like to have higher voter turnout because we believe it would be to the benefit out the country, because for example, it will help us to have the upper hand in the international arena, yet we firmly believe that this political participation should be voluntary, unlike some other countries such as turkey, france and the united states. Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution of iran in 1979, 12 parliamentary elections have been held in the country. The ruling system has always encouraged the public to go to the polls, to use their rights to vote and their rights to selfdetermination, and as long as they do so, the real winners will be the iranian people. People want their votes to be seen, they dont just want to go to the polls for its own sake, but they vote so as to be heard, they want their opinions and concerns to be taken into serious considerations, whether through the ballot boxes or other ways, they want their representatives to be accessible and responsible and at the same time adherent to their election promises. While hostile Media Outlets zeroed in on the turnout rate, which is comparatively on par with the rest of the world, this round of elections was outstanding in some other regards. For example, this time voters identification processes was done electronically and therefore the voters didnt have to form endless cues. This year the candidates across the country were provided with nearly 200 tv channels and equal opportunity for the candidates. Was specially suitable for lesser known candidates and those who did not have enough budget for campaigning expenses, also printing posters, in addition to the unnecessary costs caused a lot of wastage every year. This year, however, it was all avoided with free online and on air platforms. This time the Islamic Republic of iran broadcasting, the irib, provided the candidates across. Country with nearly 200 channels, this caused the face of the city to remain almost unchanged in the run up to the elections, you could rarely see posters, banners and flyers advertising the candidates. We had to explain this point to foreign reporters who had come to iran expecting something else. I would like to add that these tv channels and social media platforms were very influential and shaping public opinion. But thats not all, this year also. Transparency in Election Campaigns reached a new high. Have we had anything new in this round of parliamentary elections . There were some changes in this round of elections, some good, some need of very consideration. I think the time for the Election Campaign needs to be extended. Many candidates need more than two weeks to introduce themselves to their electorate. This limited time acts to the benefit of more famous candidates. On the other, and the law transparency enforced this year was about the Candidates Campaign budget was a good point for this round. The veding process i think still needs improvement, although in my opinion, the garden councils contact was much better this year in comparison to the past. Moreover, the elections were held in complete security. Ensuring security for 59,000 voting stations is easier set than done, especially in the middle east, a region threatened by terror. To have fair elections, there was a head to head Competition Among all political groups to enter the Decision Making system, mean the parliament. Generally speaking, i can say that we had clean elections, free of fraud, ballot rigging and smear campaigns. Political groups were all allowed to fill their candidates, different lists of candidates support this claim. The result of this years elections. Also of great significance. It was reminder that no one should take victory for granted, no matter how big, famous or influential they might be. In fair and free election, the result is no way a foregone conclusion. Thats all for today, thank you for watching from the whole team. Please do join us against same times to see what else is on. You can also follow us on telegram and x. Till next time, take care. Sheikh talal abdurrahman shirim, a former prisoner in Israeli Regime prisons. Dealing with the situation in palestine and talking to someone who understands and knows the zionist regime very well. Ristless and must. The palestinian detainee suffers two pains the first pain when his house is rated by the occupations army. The second suffering that the prisoner will endure begins when he is placed in the army troops vehicle. We hope that the blood that was shed in gaza was not in vain and that they will achieve the freedom and preserve the dignity. Last year irans president ibrahim raisi visited three african countries, kenya, uganda and zimbabwe. President raisi witness the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements in economic, scientific and educational sectors among others and in this regard, iran has granted full scholarships to uganan students to study in iranian universities. Is Climate Change real . Is smoking cigarettes really hazardous . Do ddt insecticides really work against malaria mosquitoes . For decades, companies have hard scientists to sew seeds of doubt among. People and keep them perplexed, this way they can keep excreting oil, producing cigarettes and many other things without a nuisance. Watch the details in this documentary. Rest of the headlines dozens more palestinians have fallen victim to the ongoing us israeli genicide in gaza, raising the total death doll from the aggression to nearly 31, the present hamas emphasizes that israel is hindering all efforts by mediators to finalize the ceasefire. In the gaza strip also on the headlines yemensor leader stresses that the Naval Operations in the red and the arabian seas will never stop unless the genocide in siege on gaza comes to an end