Parliamentary elections were held in

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in 1947. The newly elected parliament was opened on 17 July. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p67 The election was a three-way power struggle between

Ahmad Qavam Ahmad Qavam (2 January 1873 – 23 July 1955; fa, احمد قوام), also known as Qavam os-Saltaneh ( fa, قوام السلطنه), was a politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran five times. Early life Qavam was born in 1873 to a p ...

, Mohammad Reza Shah and pro-

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conservative politicians. Prime Minister Qavam's control over electoral machinery was in many districts challenged by "

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officers, independent local magnets and pro-

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provincial governors". A public protest by shopkeepers, bazaaris and university students and headed by

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among other politicians was held to call for a free elections, however, despite Qavam's promise to hold a free election, it was " rigged" and his

Democrat Party of Iran Iranian Democrat Party or Democrat Party of Iran (DPI; fa, حزب دموکرات ایران, Ḥezb-e Demowkrāt-e Irān) was a short-lived political party in Iran, founded in 1946 and led by Ahmad Qavam. It was the most important party formed b ...

won the majority, including all 12 seats in

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Fraction members

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