The Seventh Term of City and Village Councils in Iran Will Be Three Years Long

Following the death of the President of Iran in a helicopter crash and the early presidential elections in the country, the Islamic Consultative Assembly voted on Tuesday for the next term of the Islamic Councils of cities and villages in Iran to be three years long. According to this plan, which must also be approved by the Guardian Council to be implemented, the elections for the seventh term of the city and village councils will be held in 1404 (2025) and this term will be three years long, unlike all previous terms, so that the next elections will coincide with the presidential elections again. According to Article 22 of the Iranian presidential election law, the presidential elections and the elections for the Islamic Councils of cities and villages must be held simultaneously. However, the death of Ebrahim Raisi and the holding of early elections have raised questions about how to implement Article 22 of this law. The presidential elections in Iran are scheduled to take place on July 8, but since there is not much time for registration and campaigning for tens of thousands of candidates for the city and village council elections, the Islamic Consultative Assembly has decided that the current term of councils will remain four years long. However, the seventh councils will be three years long so that in 1407 (2028), both the presidential and council elections can be held simultaneously again.