In a statement concerning the the forthcoming "elections" of the Islamic Parliament and the Assembly of the Experts, the CC of the Tudeh Party of Iran stresses out:
"Dear conscious compatriots, workers, and toilers!
Progressive and freedom-loving forces of Iran!
The twelfth "election" of the Islamic Parliament and the sixth "election" of the Assembly of Experts will take place on 1 March. According to a report by the Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran, more than 11,000 individuals (52% of registered applicants) were approved by the vetting process [to stand as candidates] and the results [of the vetting] were sent to them via text message by the "National Elections Headquarters" on 5 January.
