Conservatives are the leaders in the elections in Iran

On Friday in Iran, the parliamentary elections lead the conservative rivals of the Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadi Nezhad. On Friday, the inhabitants of Iran voted for future members of the Mejlis - the Parliament of the Islamic Republic. The liberals refused to participate in the elections, in the West they were called "not free."

More than 3.4 thousand candidates claimed 290 places in parliament, ITAR-TASS reports. The main parties of supporters of reforms and oppositionists refused to participate in the elections. They stated that they doubt the transparency of the electoral process. In particular, this was what the largest reformist block was done - the front of the Islamic participation of Iran.

In the absence of competition, the victory, as the experts predicted, is won by the ruling alliance of the conservative parties "Abadgarand".

In the absence of liberals, the main intrigue of the elections was the appearance of voters - they turned out to be record, over 64%. According to the Iranian officials, the activity of voters is a visual indicator of the confidence of the Iranians to the Islamic regime, the approval of his course on the peaceful development of the atom and adamance in confrontation with the West. Four years ago, during the last campaign for elections to Majlis, the activity of the electorate was 55.4%, it recalls ITAR-TASS.

The authorities actively campaigned residents of the Islamic Republic to take part in the elections. “Our progress in science and economics depends on your voice,” the slogans on the streets of Tehran say.

On Wednesday, the head of the Islamic Republic of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States of the fact that they and their allies are trying to force the Iranians to refrain from voting. "A high turnout in the elections will demonstrate to our enemies that they cannot resist our great people," Ayatollah said.

UK Foreign Minister William Heig said that the elections in Iran were not free and unfair and do not reflect the will of the people. “It was already clear in advance that these elections would be not free and unfair,” Haig said in a statement.