Iranian parliament veers rightward in vote likely to pressure more moderate President Hassan Rouhani; 42.6% participation rate lowest in over 40 years

Yasser Rafsanjani says regime elements 'outside the parliament' preventing change in government, after latest vote sees record-low turnout, surge for hardliners

As results announced for 30 representatives of capital in parliament, officials still haven't released voter turnout figures -- widely expected to be low

Khamenei accuses foreign media of exacerbating fears of disease to discourage participation in Friday's parliamentary elections

Partial results put conservatives ahead for all of Tehran's 30 seats; still no word on turnout numbers in voting, which came amid virus fears, disqualification of candidates

Iran's Jewish community is one of four religious minorities with a reserved seat in parliament; results of election, which is likely to boost conservatives, expected Sunday

No figures released on turnout as voters grapple with mass disqualification of moderate candidates, coronavirus fears; initial results expected on Saturday

Conservatives expected to dominate vote; 'Our elections are useless,' says one of 58 million eligible voters as experts expect low turnout amid internal and diplomatic crises

Guardian Council bars thousands, most of them relative moderates and reformists; conservatives expected to make an overwhelming resurgence in Friday's vote

7,000 would-be candidates, many of them reformists and moderates, were disqualified by the Guardian Council ahead of next week's vote