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 katika uchaguzi wa bunge siku ya Ijumaa, Machi 2, 2012 akipuuza matakwa ambayo yeye mwenyewe alikuwa ameyabuni kwa ajili ya ushiriki wake: "Uhuru wa wafungwa na ubunifu wa mazingira huru kwa ajili ya kila mtu na vikundi vyote, wenye mamlaka wanaoheshimu Katiba na ubuni wa makabati kwa ajili ya kuongoza uchaguzi wenye afya na uhuru."