Iran – Sham Elections Second Round – No. 1
Widespread public indifference and low turnout in the election spectacle despite the regime’s actions and propaganda
Reports from some Tehran areas to the Ministry of Interior indicate voter turnout is lower than in the first round
Reports from various polling stations in 140 cities across 31 provinces indicate that as of 11:30 AM, the second round of the presidential election show has been met with complete public indifference despite the regime’s extensive measures and propaganda. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Basij militia, and other repressive organs and institutions affiliated with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are attempting to coerce people into voting through threats and enticements.
In Tehran, the number of voters at polling stations in Nabovat High School, Imam Jafar Sadegh Mosque, Qasem Soleimani High School, Nabi Akram Educational Complex in Narmak, Komeil School in Narmak, Zahra Elementary School in South Mehrabad, and Amir Kabir School in Resalat Square is negligible. Reports sent from some Tehran areas to the Ministry of Interior indicate that the number of voters up to 11 AM is 30 to 40 percent lower than the first round.
In Tabriz, 7 people voted at the Vali Asr Street polling station and 3 at the Kaboud Mosque station. In Kerman, 9 people voted at the Khomeini Highway station. In Isfahan, 9 people voted at the Sichan neighborhood station. In Sabzevar, only a few military personnel were present to vote at the Divandari Technical School station. In Izeh, at the Etrat School station, despite distributing votive offerings, no one has come to vote.
In Babolsar, the Martyrs Foundation (Bonyad Shahid) has threatened all its employees that their salaries will be reconsidered if they do not vote. In Arak, refinery workers have been threatened with dismissal if they do not vote.
In Tehran, at Dey Hospital, patients were told that to avoid problems, they only needed to drop a ballot into the box, but only five Basij members voted.
In Bandar Abbas, since yesterday, village heads have been contacted and instructed that all villagers must come to vote and cast their ballots for Jalili (a presidential candidate). In Asaluyeh, at the South Pars Company, all leaves have been canceled, and workers have been forcibly taken to vote.
In Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, inmates refused to vote. Prisoners in Kahnooj and Lahijan have been threatened that they must vote.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
5 July 2024
