REPORTAGE
In Iran was held Friday the first round of legislative elections. This was marked by strong abstention. The ballot should end in a large victory for the Conservatives, who are favored by the massive disqualification of reformist and moderate candidates. In all, more than 7,000 applications were invalidated.
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Voters discovered many of the contestants who were hastily presented by the parties shortly before the vote. "How would you like to get an idea of a candidate in a week?" Exclaims Medhi at the microphone of Europe 1. "We need to know who they are and what they have been able to do before ... ] It is not possible."
"Parasite" rather than election night
The few meetings were deserted by the militants. Muhammad has scrutinized one of the only campaign posters in his neighborhood, he does not know anyone and has not gone to vote: "In the small towns there were some posters but not here. Anyway, the result is already If there was an uncertainty maybe we would see posters, but there it is clear for everyone, we know who will win. So what good is it? "
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The results themselves do not seem to have been followed with much interest. Friday night, a café preferred to broadcast a pirated version of the Oscar-winning Parasite film rather than election night.