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Over 61.2 million people are eligible to vote in parliamentary elections in Iran. The elections will determine the country's next supreme leader and the composition of the parliament and the Assembly of Experts. Conservative and hardline candidates, including parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and 30 allied candidates in Tehran, are expected to win the majority of seats.

Iranians will vote for members of parliament and the Assembly of Experts, which picks the country’s Supreme Leader.

The pre-selection of pro-regime candidates nullifies electoral competitiveness and discourages participation of an increasingly apathetic population

Iran has witnessed significant outrage following the authorities' decision to flog a female activist for not wearing the hijab on Mother's Day, according to human rights activists. The Iranian judiciary sentenced Kurdish activist Roya Heshmati to 74 lashes. The Mizan agency, affiliated with the judicial authority, stated that the law carried out these actions. Iranians expressed their anger, notably as it coincided with Mother's Day in Iran, which fell on January 4th.

Mir-Hossein Mousavi has called for a new democratic constitution and been denounced by his reformist former allies. Yet his ideas are gaining traction on the street