Asoociated Press: Next to a portrait of the founder of the Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, chador-clad women look at a list of candidates and voting codes before casting their ballots for the local elections Friday, Feb. 26, 1999 at a polling station in central Tehran. Iran's first local elections in 20 years on Friday could give reformists the upper hand in their power struggle against hard liners in the Islamic government. Turnout at the nation's 50,000 polling stations appeared to be heavy. (AP Photo/Enric Marti) * Back to "200,000 seats" elections main page - Send a comment for The Iranian letters section Links * By the way
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