1930 Persian legislative election
The elections for the eighth Majlis were held in the summer of 1930.
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The Communist Party planned to run their own candidates, however they failed due to internal conflicts, as well as Reza Shah's substantial control over the process.[2]
Like its predecessor, the election was "systematically controlled by the royal court".[3]
References
- Mohammad Gholi Majd (2008), From Qajar to Pahlavi: Iran, 1919-1930, University Press of America, p. 432, ISBN 9780761840299
- M. Reza Ghods (1990). "The Iranian Communist Movement under Reza Shah". Middle Eastern Studies. Taylor & Francis. 26 (4): 506–513. JSTOR 4283395.(subscription required)
- Azimi, Fakhreddin (December 13, 2011) [December 15, 1998]. "ELECTIONS i. UNDER THE QAJAR AND PAHLAVI MONARCHIES, 1906-79". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. 4. VIII. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 345–355. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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