Record number of Iranians want in parliament

A record number of nearly 12,000 people will participate in Iran as a candidate in elections to the national parliament.

It is expected that the majority of candidates for the elections on February 26 already have fallen. The so-called Guardian Council, a judicial body, namely the candidates will first stop light before they get on a call list. In the last elections in 2012, the board 1800 candidates out of the 5200 who reported themselves.

To get on the ballot, candidates must include a certain level of education and endorse the principles of the Islamic state.