Elections

What does "election" mean in rentier rule?

A note from Ahmad Alavi: From the perspective of the theory of "public choice," the main goal of government officials to hold public management positions, even in...

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Civil and political activists inside Iran reiterate their emphasis on the "show" nature of the presidential elections

A group of civil and political activists inside Iran who last month, in a letter signed by 231 people, called for the need to "sanction...

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Elections 2022 - Raisi's election rally held amid coronavirus; Rouhani says violators will be dealt with

Following the Health and Treatment Committee's concern over the "normalization" of the situation despite the coronavirus outbreak by some election candidates...

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Iran Elections: Political Prisoners Die Under Presidential Candidate Ebrahim Raisi's Watch

Another political prisoner has died in the custody of the Islamic Republic of Iran, two weeks before the presidential elections…

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The Second Debate of the 2021 Election: A Contest of Distraction and Slander

The second round of debates between candidates for the 2022 presidential election was held on social, political, and cultural issues. The first round of the debate…

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Tehran's Friday prayer leader threatens presidential debaters

Movahedi Kermani, a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and Friday prayer leader in Tehran, warned candidates who…

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Election 2021 – Candidates threatened with disqualification after televised debate

After the first debate of candidates for the 13th round of the Islamic Republic of Iran presidential elections was held, government officials reacted widely…

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Iran Elections; Khamenei Forbids Blank Voting, Increases in Election Boycott Statements

رهبر جمهوری اسلامی در پاسخ به سوالی درباره دادن «رای سفید» در انتخابات، فتوا داده است که این نوع رای…

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