TEHRAN — Iranians will vote on Friday to choose a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who is hoping he can challenge the dominance of conservatives in the Islamic republic.
A presidential election had not been due until 2025, but was brought forward after ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash last month.The snap poll comes at a challenging time as Iran grapples with the economic impact of international sanctions amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war between Israel and Tehran's ally Hamas.
In the 2021 election that brought Raisi to power, voters shunned the polls after many reformists and moderates were disqualified.The turnout then was just under 49 percent — the lowest in any presidential election in Iran.'There's no way I'm voting,' said Neda, an engineer who gave only her first name, in northern Tehran.'No matter who takes the post, none of them is sympathetic with the nation. My vote won't affect anything,' she told AFP.
Goes To Polls For New President
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