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Monday 29 February 2016
Results suggest reformists to win all seats in Iran’s capital
ALI DAREINI and improving relations Iranian journalists wait for the announcement of results of parlia- the way for increased
Associated Press with the West -- are set to mentary and Experts Assembly elections at the Interior Ministry, economic openness and
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Partial win all of Tehran’s seats. in Tehran, Iran. Partial results released Sunday indicate that Ira- greater cooperation with
results released Sunday in- It said 62 percent of the nian reformists will win all 30 parliamentary seats contested in the West on regional issues
dicate that Iranian reform- capital’s votes have been the capital, Tehran. like the war against the Is-
ists will win all 30 parliamen- counted. lamic State group.
tary seats contested in the Tehran is seen as a po- (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Hard-line President Mah-
capital, Tehran, handing litical bellwether where moud Ahmadinejad was
hard-liners an embarrassing prominent members of elected in 2005. Over the
defeat in the first elections all three camps face off next eight years, he ag-
held since last year’s nucle- against each other. Across gressively expanded the
ar deal, which appears to the country, the reformist nuclear program, which
be propelling moderates to camp is on track for its best Tehran insists is entirely
their best nationwide elec- showing in more than a de- peaceful, and alarmed
toral showing in more than cade. Western countries by cast-
a decade. The final results from the ing doubt on the scale of
The deal is expected to elections are expected on the Holocaust and predict-
bolster moderate allies of Monday. ing Israel would one day
President Hassan Rouhani, Friday’s election was the be wiped off the map.q
who championed it in the first since last summer’s nu-
face of hard-line opposi- clear deal, which brought
tion. However, none of about the lifting of crippling
Iran’s three main political international sanctions on
camps -- reformists, conser- Iran in exchange for it curb-
vatives or hard-liners -- is ex- ing its nuclear activities.
pected to win a majority in Reformists and moderate
the 290-seat assembly. conservatives — who sup-
State TV said Sunday that ported the agreement
reformists -- who favor ex- -- appear poised to win a
panding social freedoms majority, which could pave
Official: Twin bombing attack in Four
sepa
Baghdad market kills at least 59 Bagh
neigh
SINAN SALAHEDDIN wounded another 62. The I
Associated Press Multiple hospital officials Aam
BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants later increased the casu- claim
attacked an outdoor mar- alty toll to 59 dead and the
ket on Sunday in eastern 95 wounded. All officials The
Baghdad, killing at least spoke on condition of an- group
59 people and wounding onymity as they were not north
nearly 100, officials said. authorized to release in- and
A bomb ripped through formation. The attack was ernm
the crowded Mredi market the deadliest in a wave and
in the Shiite district of Sadr of recent explosions that the IS
City, a police officer said. have targeted commer- The a
Minutes later, a suicide cial areas in and outside ter se
bomber blew himself up Baghdad. In the town of an at
amid the crowd that had Mahmoudiya, about 30 ki- the c
gathered at the site of the lometers (20 miles) south of urb o
first bombing, he added. Baghdad, three shoppers said.
Interior Ministry spokesman were killed and 10 wound- Three
Sad Main said the bomb- ed in a bomb explosion, struc
ings killed 38 people and another police officer said. racks
