Iranian parliamentary elections vote to abstain: 5:13 on February 20 focusing on turnout
In the Middle East, Iran will hold a parliamentary election on Wednesday that will be important in divulging the conflict with the United States. With US economic sanctions continuing, many voices have rejected voting because they have no hope of politics, and Iran's leadership seems to be nervous about voters.
In Iran's parliamentary elections, approximately 7,100 people are running for 290 seats and will be voted on the 21st.
In Tehran, the capital city, citizens watched the posters of candidates running across the city on Thursday.
In the election, as the economy has become more severe due to US sanctions, the opposition to the Rouhani administration, which has emphasized dialogue with the West, has been exposed to headwinds.
Depending on the outcome, there is concern that conservative hardliners will gain power and further strain relations with the United States.
Before the election date, voters often abandon their votes, saying that they have no hope of politics regardless of the outcome of the election. Men in their 60s said, "There is no reason to go to the polls. The current system has made a lot of mistakes and is not as accepted as it used to be. "
If many voters abstain from voting, the prestige of the Islamic system could be undermined, leadership appears to be nervous about voters, and turnout is one of the focus.
Call on the people to go to vote
Iran's state-owned television broadcasts a variety of advertisements daily, calling on the people to vote.
In some images, each piece of voting paper from around Iran jumps into the sky to become a missile and shoots down foreign fighters one after another, making public voting important to national security. It is appealing.
A male singer also broadcasts in rap-style music calling out, "The people are heading to the ballot box. Our choice is our destiny. It's the way to paradise."
Supreme leader Khamenei also called on voters to vote, saying that "participation in the election will help protect the country."
In Iran, anti-government demonstrators triggered frequently by the deterioration of the economy have occurred frequently, and some have asserted that the Islamic system itself has been denied.
Iran's leadership appears to be nervous about voters' movements, as a decline in turnout could further hurt the regime's prestige.