President Hassan Rouhani casts his ballot in the parliamentary elections at the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, last Friday
THE historically low turnout during the Iranian elections has once again raised concerns about the legitimacy of the regime.
Conservative hardliners declared a victory following Friday’s elections, but democracy advocates warned on Monday that polling stations were quiet in contrast to previous elections.
A turnout of just over 40 per cent was recorded by the government, but historically the country has had an average turnout of over 70 per cent.
MOHAMMAD OMIDVAR, a senior figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, tells the Morning Star that mass protests are rooted in poverty, corruption and neoliberal rule and warns against monarchist revival and US-engineered regime change
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) welcomes demonstrations across Iran, which have put pressure upon the theocratic dictatorship, but warns against intervention by the United States to force Iran in a particular direction
