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. The 2024 Iranian local elections have had a dismal voter turnout of just 41%, marking the lowest participation rate since the 1979 Iranian revolution. According to exit poll data in the first round, 24,861,542 people exercised their right to vote. All eyes have been on Iranian officials’ statements following the March 1 vote following increased opposition to the gerrymandered …