BRIEFS AND COMMENTS
IRANi Election Result*
President Bani-Sadr'a political power is likely to be severely limitedesult ofamia Republic Party'e etrong showing in the firet round of the national Assembly slsotions.
The Islamic Republic Party may wellajority of seats inember Assembly whan final reaulta are known next month. Presa reports indicate that the party, which is contesting all Assembly seata, haaajority vote inf theeats decided so far in the first round. Bani-Sadr's supporters have won aeven. Firat round results probably will not be finalized for several days, and tha runoff will not be held until tha firat week in April. | j
A senior Islamic Republic Party official saidthat the party w'.ll actloc in the Assembly and, if tho partyajority, it will inaiat that the Prime Minister eitherarty member or acceptable to the party. According to the conatitution, the Presl-dent appolnta the Prime Minister, but his choice must be approved by the Assembly.
Bani-Sadr said in an interview on Saturday that h* would ask the Assembly, which has been directed byKhomeini to decide the fate of the hostagea, to release the hostages when itnot until May. The apparent victory of many Islamic Republic Party candidatea, however, makes it unlikely that the Assembly will follow presidential directions. Numerous political independents will alao complicate tho work of the There therefore continues to be little reason to believe that the Assembly will choose to relesse the hostagea without further US concessions unless it haa direct orders from Khomeini.
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