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Are there free elections in Iran?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No. Iranian candidates must first be approved by the Supreme Council of Ayatollahs which check whether they will support "the views of the Islamic Republic". Then after the election takes place, the leadership will rig the election anyway to prevent different candidates from taking power.

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