the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, only about 12 percent of the population took part in that election, while the rest embraced a boycott campaign that was meant to convey rejection of ...

would underscore the challenge to the legitimacy of Iran’s ruling clerical establishment amid rising anti-government sentiment. Among those who will boycott the upcoming election is Mojgan ...

Since the death in May of President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran has been in the throes of ... and they suggest a grand victory for the boycotters. On election day, so few Iranians came out to vote by ...

“This regime is neither representative of nor accountable to the Iranian people, which is why they are calling on voters to boycott this election,” Boniadi says. Although Iran announced it ...

Polls show a three-way race between candidates who have differing views on the future of the Islamic Republic.

The fight for Iranian freedomErfan Fard The recent overwhelming boycott of the presidential elections is not merely a passive act of defiance but a pronounced indictment of a regime that has ...

while some Iranians at home and abroad have called for an election boycott. Under Iran's clerical system, the elected president runs the government day-to-day but his powers are circumscribed by ...

LONDON -- Polls opened Friday in Iran for the run-off presidential ... have specifically been highlighted by advocates for election boycott, including his reference to execution and his background ...

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard ... election saw a 41% turnout.There had been calls for a boycott, including from imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate ...

Lapid made a speech last month to Israel’s parliament, which is called the Knesset, that marked 600 days since the start of ...

But this “election” did highlight one shift ... candidates to the broader movement for freedom in Iran. The unprecedented boycott is a testament to the Iranian people’s desire for genuine ...