Iran

Name: 2028 Iranian presidential election
Start: 2028
Location: Iran

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Capital: Tehran

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Upcoming elections

Presidential election
2028 Iranian presidential election
2028President of Iran
Date expected
en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2028
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Presidential electionRound 2
2028 Iranian presidential election (second round)
2028President of Iran
Date expected
refworld.org News report
If in the first round no candidate secures an absolute majority, a second election shall be held on the following Friday.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliamentary election
2028 Iranian parliamentary election
2028Islamic Consultative Assembly
Date expected
en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia
Next Election1: 2028
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

How Iran is governed

System of government: Unitary Islamic republic with a theocratic supreme leadership and a directly elected presidency
irandataportal.syr.edu News report
the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
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The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: Supreme Leader
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the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
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The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: President of the Islamic Republic
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the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
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The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
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the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
irandataportal.syr.edu News report
The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
irandataportal.syr.edu News report
the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
irandataportal.syr.edu News report
The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Ministry of Interior - Election Headquarters
irandataportal.syr.edu News report
the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
irandataportal.syr.edu News report
The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
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the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
irandataportal.syr.edu News report
The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles) 290 seats · 4-year term · Direct election by secret ballot in single-member and multi-member constituencies; candidates generally need at least 25 percent of votes in the first round, wi

The Supreme Leader exercises overarching authority over the state and is chosen indirectly by the elected Assembly of Experts for Leadership. The Ministry of Interior administers elections, while the Guardian Council supervises elections, vets candidates, and confirms results; the president and Majles are elected for four-year terms.

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the parliament increased the voting age for both parliamentary and presidential elections to 18

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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The Guardian Council is responsible for monitoring the elections of the Assembly of Experts, Presidency, Parliament

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran head of government · 1 seats · 4-year term · Direct national election by popular vote; a runoff is held if no candidate obtains the required majority.
Supreme Leader of Iran head of state · 1 seats · Indirectly elected by the Assembly of Experts for Leadership; the constitution does not set a fixed term.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Presidential electionRound 2
2024 Iranian presidential election
5 July 20242 years agoPresident of Iran
Held Final results
Wikidata Q111588743: 2024 Iranian presidential election Wikidata
2024 Iranian presidential election - point in time 2024-07-05
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Presidential election
2024 Iranian presidential election
28 June 20242 years agoPresident of Iran
Held Final results
Wikidata Q111588743: 2024 Iranian presidential election Wikidata
2024 Iranian presidential election - point in time 2024-06-28
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2024 Iranian legislative election
1 March 20243 years agoIslamic Consultative Assembly
Held Final results
Wikidata Q86344082: 2024 Iranian legislative election Wikidata
2024 Iranian legislative election - point in time 2024-03-01
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2021 Iranian presidential election
18 June 20215 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q30640701: 2021 Iranian presidential election Wikidata
2021 Iranian presidential election - point in time 2021-06-18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary electionRound 2
2020 Iranian legislative election
11 September 20206 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q56367484: 2020 Iranian legislative election Wikidata
2020 Iranian legislative election - point in time 2020-09-11
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2020 Iranian legislative election
21 February 20207 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q56367484: 2020 Iranian legislative election Wikidata
2020 Iranian legislative election - point in time 2020-02-21
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2017 Iranian presidential election
19 May 20179 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q16052966: 2017 Iranian presidential election Wikidata
2017 Iranian presidential election - point in time 2017-05-19
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2016 Iranian legislative election
25 February 201611 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q16052983: 2016 Iranian legislative election Wikidata
2016 Iranian legislative election - point in time 2016-02-25
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 Iranian presidential election

5 July 2024 Final resultsTurnout 49.7%

Share of the vote (%): all 2 lines, as in the table

Results of 2024 Iranian presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Masoud Pezeshkian (Independent) Elected	16,384,403	54.8%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered voters/turnout 61,452,321 49.68 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 tasnimnews.ir News report Of the total 30,530,157 votes counted, Pezeshkian garnered 16,384,403 votes while Jalili trailed behind with 13,538,179 ballots. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Saeed Jalili (Independent)	13,538,179	45.2%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered voters/turnout 61,452,321 49.68 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 tasnimnews.ir News report Of the total 30,530,157 votes counted, Pezeshkian garnered 16,384,403 votes while Jalili trailed behind with 13,538,179 ballots. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2024 Iranian presidential election · 28 June 2024

Final resultsTurnout 39.9%

Results of 2024 Iranian presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Masoud Pezeshkian (Independent)	10,415,991	44.4%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered 61,452,321; Turnout 39.93% (first round) Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Saeed Jalili (Independent)	9,473,298	40.4%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered 61,452,321; Turnout 39.93% (first round) Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran)	3,383,340	14.4%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered 61,452,321; Turnout 39.93% (first round) Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Mostafa Pourmohammadi (Combatant Clergy Association)	206,397	0.9%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered 61,452,321; Turnout 39.93% (first round) Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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2024 Iranian legislative election · 1 March 2024

Final resultsTurnout 41%

Results of 2024 Iranian legislative election
Party or candidate	Source
Principlists Elected	data.ipu.org News report The principlists garnered the largest number of votes across the country, including in the capital Tehran. They won most of the 290 seats. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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Iran in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

Wikidata Q16052983: 2016 Iranian legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q16052966: 2017 Iranian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q56367484: 2020 Iranian legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q30640701: 2021 Iranian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q86344082: 2024 Iranian legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q111588743: 2024 Iranian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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