REPORTAGE
After significant tensions at the beginning of the years, with the death of General Soleilmani in an American strike and the crash of a Ukrainian plane, the Iranians are preparing to vote in a context that is to say the least complicated. Legislative elections will take place on Friday, and the government does not facilitate the task of the reforming clan. The Iranian authorities are organizing a sort of selection of candidates. 40 deputies of an opposition party saw their candidacy refused by the electoral commission a few days before the poll. "It is unbelievable to be in such a situation", indignant a deputy concerned by this ban, met by Europe 1.
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"They do not even explain their decision, so I have no way of contesting it. The only reason I find is political. Of course, all this will have a negative effect on the political atmosphere of the country," continues the chosen one.
7,000 rejections concern reformists
There are many conservative candidates rejected for corruption, but the majority of the 7,000 rejections concern reformists. For a young IT analyst, Mohammad, interviewed by Europe 1, this is a political maneuver. "They are shaping the parliament to protect the Supreme Leader or someone else," said the young Iranian. "Everyone should have the right to vote in this election, regardless of religion, Christian or Muslim, it should not count," he said.
A context which suggests a strong abstention among disillusioned Iranians, those who already considered that their democracy was greatly diminished.