DUBAI: Moderate candidates allied to President Hassan Rouhani came out strongest in a second round of parliamentary elections in Iran, u**fficial results showed on Saturday, but they appeared unlikely to win an overall majority.
Iranians voted on Friday for 68 seats where ** candidate had won decisively in the first round, held in February.
Rouhani´s allies made significant gains in the first round, ending conservative dominance of the 290-seat assembly.
U**fficial results compiled by Iranian news agencies suggested moderate candidates won around 30 of the 68 seats in the second round, with the rest split between conservatives and independents.
04-30-2016, 12:28 PM
Iran?s moderates make modest gains in run-off election *
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