Iran’s hard-liners have won most of the remaining seats in an election run-off to give them full control over the country’s parliament, authorities say.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his ballot on Friday as people in the country voted in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country's parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting.

Iranians are voting in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting

Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again Friday in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. First-round voting saw a turnout of 41%,

Iran's hardline factions have strengthened their grip on power in a run-off parliamentary election. Most independent and opposition candidates were barred from running.

By bne Tehran bureau Iranians returned to the polls on May 10 for a runoff election to fill the remaining seats in the nation’s parliament, following a strong showing by hard-line politicians in the initial March voting.