“Endemic manipulation of elections [in Iran] has discredited the regime and wiped away not only independent political thinking but any semblance of political variation” Opinion | massoumehtorfeh
Another layer of insider anger was voiced during the first television debate when Rezaeito put Hemmati on trial for treason and ban him “and other members of the government” from travelling.
“This time the show is more important than the election itself,” says journalist Masoumeh Nasseri. Another journalist Siavash FallahpoorAutocratic regimes often need to showcase their elections not just to boast about their popularity but also as a way of measuring their chances.
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