This is how Iranians read the decline in participation in the parliamentary elections. Al Jazeera Net polled the opinions of Iranian citizens in central Tehran about the participation rate in the recent elections.
Participation has always been the most prominent issue in these elections. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the electoral process as "enthusiastic despite attempts to discourage Iranians from participating" and President Ebrahim Raisi considered it a new failure for Iran’s enemies. The official announcement sparked widespread controversy in Iranian circles.