Khatami voted in the parliamentary election on Friday, March 2, 2012 ignoring preconditions he himself had formulated for his participation: "Freedom of prisoners and creation of a free atmosphere for everyone and all groups, the authorities respecting the Constitution and creation of the logistics for conducting a healthy and free election."
Khatami alipiga kura kwenye uchaguzi wa bunge siku ya Ijumaa, Machi 2, 2012 akigeuka apizo ambalo yeye mwenyewe aliliweka hapo siku za nyuma ambapo kinyume na kutekelezwa kwa apizo hilo basi asingeshiriki kupiga kura: "Uhuru wa wafungwa na kutengeneza mazingira huru kwa kila mmoja na makundi yote, serikali inayoheshimu Katiba na kutengenezwa kwa mfumo unaodhibiti upigaji kura ulio huru na wa haki."