Iranian parliamentary elections start
19:35, 2 March 2012
TEHRAN. March 2. KAZINFORM The Iranian parliamentary elections began on Friday morning with some 48 million voters to choose candidates for the 290 seats in the parliament, according to Xinhua.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his ballot shortly after the voting started and called on the Iranians to actively participate in the elections.
"The more turnout of the people, the better for the country and for the future of the country," said Khamenei.