Iranians to vote for runoff parliamentary elections on Sept. 11

Source: Xinhua| 2020-09-07 23:52:59|Editor: huaxia

TEHRAN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The runoff parliamentary elections in nine provinces will be held on Friday, spokesperson for Iran's Elections Headquarters Esmail Mousavi announced on Monday.

Mousavi said that the runoff parliamentary elections will be held in the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Isfahan, Ilam, Alborz, Zanjan, Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and Golestan.

Mousavi urged the voters to wear face masks and observe health protocols in the polling stations.

The runoff parliamentary elections in Tehran and two other cities will be held next year with the nationwide presidential and city council elections.

The first round of the parliamentary elections was held on Feb. 21, and the runoff should have been held on April 17 but was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Enditem

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