Conservatives poised to make gains in Iran elections amid sanctions, domestic problems

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Iran held its 11th parliament election on Friday amid the toughest sanctions on the country and after a few hectic months, domestically.

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People walk past a list of a conservative party candidates for parliamentary elections in Tehran, Feb. 21, 2020. "Why shouldn’t I vote? Our country is under siege by wolves in the world and their sanctions. I can’t convince myself to leave it alone," said Abbas Mehrabi, a 65-year-old taxi driver in Tehran."We all suffer from high prices and difficulties to make ends meet, but I still believe that my vote counts."

Conservatives have been criticizing the Rouhani administration’s policy of negotiating with western countries, specifically over the nuclear deal the country signed with six world powers including the U.K., France, Germany, Russia

 

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they control who can run making it not fair to the people

U ve to be aware that It was not a real election. It just like a kind of comedic show to persuade the world that we have a democracy.

Who pulls out of a deal they didn't like w/o having the one they prefer in their hand ready to be signed?

Sure....when your party has the power to just disqualify the competition. “Democracy”

Iran is a great democracy country.....

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