Editing Elections in Iran (section)

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{{Politics of Iran}}
[[Iran]] elects on a national level a [[head of government]] (the [[President of Iran|president]]), a [[legislature]] (the [[Majlis of Iran|Majlis]]), and an "[[Assembly of Experts]]" (which elects the [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]]). [[City and Village Councils of Iran|City and Village Council]] elections are also held every four years throughout the entire country. The president is elected for a four-year term by the citizens. The Parliament or ''Islamic Consultative Assembly'' (''Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami'') currently has 290 members, also elected for a four-year term in multi- and single-seat  [[constituency|constituencies]]. Elections for the [[Assembly of Experts]] are held every eight years. All candidates have to be approved by the [[Guardian Council]]. See [[Politics of Iran]] for more details.

Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the [[voting age]] was 15 years, the lowest globally at the time.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/7291576.stm | work=BBC News | title=Iran's first-time voters split | date=12 March 2008 | access-date=1 May 2010 | first=Pam | last=O'Toole}}</ref>

The most recent Iranian [[2024 Iranian presidential election|presidential election]] was held on 28 June 2024 and the most recent [[2024 Iranian legislative election|legislative election]] on 1 March 2024.