Final results show strong gains for Iran president but no parliament majority

Final election results show that Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani's allies made strong gains but none of the main political groupings won enough seats for a majority in parliament.

An AFP tally, based on declarations on state television and Iranian media, showed parliament's 290 seats split between three main groups.

Conservatives secured 103 MPs, the pro-Rouhani "List of Hope" comprising moderates and reformists had 95, and 69 seats had no clear winner and will require a second round of voting in April.

The remaining seats went to independent candidates and minorities.