Electoral Disenchantment in Iran Set the Stage for the Ascendance of a Hard-Liner as President

On Friday Iran held its 11th parliamentary elections since the foundation of the Islamic Republic in 1979, and the first since the Trump administration renewed sanctions on Iran and battered its economy.

The voting turnout — 42.5 percent — was the lowest since 1979, and a loose alliance of conservative candidates won. In Tehran, the capital, where about 75 percent of the voters chose not to vote, all 30 seats were won by the conservative candidates loyal to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Read More https://newageislam.com/islam-and-politics/mohammad-ayatollahi-tabaar/electoral-disenchantment-in-iran-set-the-stage-for-the-ascendance-of-a-hard-liner-as-president/d/121152