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Iran's 2016 elections explained (2016x6)

Yayınlanma tarihi: Mar 09, 2016

Roughly 33 million Iranians cast their votes on 26th February in two crucial elections: one to elect a new parliament and the other for a top clerical body, the Assembly of Experts. These are the first elections in Iran since the deal over the country’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions. And, as Western investors are beginning to return to Iran, a key issue in these elections is the economy. Iranians have high hopes for an improvement in daily life. That progress will come as Iran opens up to the outside world, just not as fast as expected. And even though President Rouhani and his allies made significant strategic gains in Iranian politics, the President and his allies still have a number of tasks ahead.