Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
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Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis[1] (Persian: تهران، ری، شمیرانات، اسلامشهر و پردیس) is a constituency for the Parliament of Iran encompassing the metropolitan area of Tehran and some of its satellite cities.
| Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
 Constituency highlighted in Tehran Province | |
 Location of Tehran Province in Iran | |
| Province | Tehran |
| County | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1906 |
| Seats | 30 |
It has 30 seats, the most among all constituencies nationwide[1] and plays an outsized role in shaping politics nationally, having been described as a "bellwether for elite sentiment in Iran".[2] The constituency's seats have been the most prestigious in the country because it includes the country's capital city, and has had lively press and voters.[3]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780815654322.
- ^ Mohseni, Payam (December 2016), "The 2016 Iranian Parliamentary ElectionsAnd the Future of Domestic Politics under the JCPOA" (PDF), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (Report), Harvard Kennedy School, p. 38
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (2013), The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.–Iranian relations, New York: New Press, The, p. 32, ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5