Iran’s state TV says polls have opened in Iran’s parliamentary elections, with more than 3,400 candidates competing for 290 seats in the legislative body. According to the Interior Ministry, 48.2 million eligible voters in the country of 74 million people would have a chance to cast their ballots by 1430 GMT. The main race is between the so-called principalists, the conservative faction loyal to the Islamic establishment, and the wing close to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.