{"id":21903,"date":"2021-04-23T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=21903"},"modified":"2021-04-22T17:26:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:26:41","slug":"iran-media-warns-of-election-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/04\/iran-media-warns-of-election-boycott\/21903\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Media Warns of Election Boycott"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Iranian state-run media is warning of the public\u2019s plan to boycott the presidential elections <\/a>in June and the consequences this would have for the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arman daily wrote Tuesday 20 April 2021: \u201cAccording to political activists, the overall public satisfaction of the country\u2019s situation, officials\u2019 indifferences to people\u2019s demands and other important events, are the most important reasons for the low turnout [in the upcoming] elections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cimportant events\u201d brushed over in that quote are the November 2019 uprising<\/a>, during which the regime killed 1,500 protesters, the out-of-control coronavirus pandemic, and the dire economic situation caused by the regime\u2019s corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian already boycotted the parliamentary elections in February 2020, despite the regime essentially hiding the coronavirus outbreak to increase turnout, and the media say that this will be far worse. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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