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A man voting for the Jewish member of parliament in Iran's parliamentary elections at a Tehran synagogue on Friday. (Reuters) Last update - 08:02 16/03/2008 Iran conservatives stay ahead in parliament vote count By Reuters Tags: Iran election  Conservatives were leading with 120 seats against 46 for their reformist opponents in an election for Iran's 290-seat parliament, Iran's state Press TV said on Saturday, citing the Interior Ministry. Iranians voted on Friday in an election that was expected to keep conservatives in control of the assembly after many reformists, the staunchest critics of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, were barred from running. The English-language satellite channel said four seats had gone to independents. Thirty seats will be decided in run-off elections after candidates failed to secure enough votes for an outright win. Advertisement Press TV said results also showed a "landslide victory of over 80 percent" for conservatives in the battle for Tehran's 30-seat constituency. It did not give the number of seats won. Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said earlier in the day that final results for Tehran might not be announced for two days. Iran's Fars News Agency gave slightly different figures. It said of the 170 seats decided, 125 had gone to conservatives, 35 to reformists and 10 to independents. Determining political allegiances is not easy in Iran where there is no tradition of disciplined party membership and loyalties can often shift. Related articles: Report: Top Iran cleric slams Ahmadinejad's 'coarse' attacks on Israel Iran hardliners likely to win Fri. vote after reformists barred from running Netanyahu: It's 1938 and Iran is Germany; Ahmadinejad is preparing another Holocaust Germany aims to up sanctions on Iran, Merkel tells Olmert Bookmark to del.icio.us   Not even for Natalie A Haredi actor quits Natalie Portman's latest film due to rabbis' protests. Al-Jazeera boycott Al-Jazeera slams Israeli boycott as attack on free expression.   1.   if the iranian people allow themselves to be hijacked by thugs... 11:33  |  don 15/03/08   2.   there are still reformist candidates left? I don`t think so 13:48  |  Avi 15/03/08   3.   Most democratic country 14:49  |  Adeel 15/03/08   4.   Jalaba`s dancing on a vulcano!! 17:49  |  Jacob 15/03/08   5.   Eideh Shomah Mubarak To All The Good People Of Iran! ... 17:57  |  Lavi 15/03/08   6.   Unify the iranian people--attack the nuke sites 18:18  |  Voice of Reason 15/03/08   7.   Re: #2 18:43  |  Sadiq M 15/03/08   8.   RE: #1 18:45  |  Sadiq M 15/03/08   9.   they`ve shot themselves 19:53  |  frenz 15/03/08   10.   Freedom of expression ( 2 ) 20:03  |  Avrum 15/03/08   11.   #7-two sides to this coin: democracy vs. terrorism! 20:19  |  US CITIZEN 15/03/08   12.   #5, Voice of Reason, you got that right 20:26  |  newageblues 15/03/08   13.   Eideh Shomah Mubarak To The Good People Of Iran! ... 20:27  |  Lavi 15/03/08   14.   To Sadik, the facts are what they are - and it aint pretty 23:09  |  Avi 15/03/08   15.   Lavi from Seattle is right on. Happy New Year !! 00:03  |  Iranian-American 16/03/08   16.   Iranian-American - Iran itself is not problem.. The problem is 00:44  |  nm 16/03/08

Today Online Bradley Burston: Ten Commandments for Arab and Jew at war Responses: 343 Officials: IAF helicopter hit by Palestinian fire over Gaza Responses: 312 Police arrest rabbi for 'inciting Palestinians' in East Jerusalem Responses: 163 State Dept. notes rise in world anti-Semitism over last decade Responses: 288 Haaretz.com TV: Al Jazeera slams Israeli boycott as attack on freedom of expression Responses: 88 Rosner's Domain If you marry them, you have a better chance of keeping them State Department: UN measures fuel anti-Semitism (WTR) Poll: Is the "road map" still relevant? Neocons and the cultural proclivity of Jews (WTR) General Fraser and the third whiner More Headlines 02:46 IAF strike kills three Islamic Jihad militants in northern Gaza 02:20 ANALYSIS: Israel can expect an imminent end to the Gaza lull 22:54 Report: Syria wants 'public' peace talks with Israel 07:11 Bush to push Israel, PA for progress before his May visit 00:29 Firebombs hurled into home of Jewish Agency representative in U.S. 01:59 Netanyahu says will sue Ch. 10 for report he overspent on London trip 07:00 Tibetan exiles in Tel Aviv protest Chinese crackdown in Tibet 02:34 Merkel to arrive in Israel, will be first chancellor to address Knesset 04:18 U.S. gov't asks Congress to okay plan to boost funds for PA police 08:02 Iran conservatives stay ahead in parliament vote count 20:06 EU demands Israel halt all construction in W. Bank, E. J'lem 08:04 Falashmura seeking to immigrate to Israel complain about treatment Previous Editions Select Day 14 mar 13 mar 12 mar 11 mar 10 mar 09 mar 07 mar 06 mar 05 mar 04 mar 03 mar 02 mar

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