Constitutional amendment on simultaneous elections passes Parliament
The Eighth Amendment clears the Majlis on 10 February with the supermajority required to proceed to a referendum.
The People's Majlis passed the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution on Tuesday with the supermajority required to proceed. The amendment, which would synchronise presidential and parliamentary elections from 2029, now goes to a national referendum scheduled for 4 April.
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