Allies of Iran's outgoing President Ahmadinejad routed in local elections
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Allies of outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have suffered a resounding defeat in local council elections, a clear rejection at the end of his term.
Not a single Ahmadinejad ally won a seat in Tehran. Parvin Ahmadinejad, the president's sister, was among the losers.
Final results were announced on Iranian state TV late Monday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 31 seats for the Tehran city council were won by a mix of conservatives and reformists. Local elections were held together with presidential elections on Friday. Relative moderate Hasan Rowhani was elected president without a need for a runoff.
The outcome was widely seen as a sign of public discontent with Ahmadinejad's combative positions, which have fueled fights with the West and punishing economic sanctions from the U.N over Iran's disputed nuclear development program.