2008 Iranian Election (13 images)

Two Iranian women talk together in front of a campaign billboard for upcoming 8th parliament election and the by-election for the Experts Assembly in the constituencies of Tehran, Qazvin, Ilam and East Azarbaijan provinces in Qazvin province, 91 Miles (165 Km) west of Tehran, Iran on March 8, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

A candidate for Iran's parliamentary elections fills out his paperwork at the Interior Ministry's election headquarters in Tehran, Iran on January 8, 2007. The Guardian Council spokesman, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, declared that the number of eligible voters in the March 14, 2008 parliamentary election will not exceed 43 million. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

(L-R) Leili Ahmadi, Geloriyeh Rahimi and Maryam Obadi, candidates for Iran's parliamentary elections, hold their identification documents as they wait at the Interior Ministry's election headquarters in Tehran, Iran on January 8, 2007. The Guardian Council spokesman, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, declared that the number of eligible voters in the March 14, 2008 parliamentary election will not exceed 43 million. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

An Iranian clergyman passes women at the Saint Masoumeh shrine in the holy city of Qom, 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Tehran, Iran on March 12, 2008. Iran's Parliament election will be held on March 14. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)