{"id":239597,"date":"2021-05-13T03:43:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T08:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=239597"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:56:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:56:01","slug":"state-run-media-admit-to-irans-elections-2021-low-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/state-run-media-admit-to-irans-elections-2021-low-turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"State-Run Media Admit to Iran\u2019s Election 2021 Low Turnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran-newspapers-1-e1601384980946.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-newspapers-1-e1601384980946\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-226940 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran-newspapers-1-e1601384980946.jpg\" alt=\"Iran state-media reflect mullahs\u2019 fear of MEK\" width=\"803\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran-newspapers-1-e1601384980946.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran-newspapers-1-e1601384980946-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ahead of the Iranian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/2021-iran-presidential-election-iran-regime-sham-election-ncr-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">regime\u2019s sham<\/a> presidential elections, state-run media admit that people will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-activities-of-resistance-units-and-mujahedin-e-khalq-supporters-call-to-boycott-regimes-sham-election\/\" rel=\"noopener\">boycott<\/a> this election. Iran\u2019s state-run media also acknowledge that the regime\u2019s presidential election is just a democratic fa\u00e7ade for the ruling theocracy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEvidence shows that A cold atmosphere dominates the presidential election. It is safe to say that the same [nationwide boycott] of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/increased-support-for-electoral-boycott-could-set-stage-for-new-iranian-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">eleventh parliamentary<\/a> elections will repeat,\u201d wrote the state-run\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily on Wednesday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hamdeli\u00a0admitted that one of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-elections-power-struggle-20210512\" rel=\"noopener\">presidential<\/a> elections\u2019 aims is to legitimize the regime in the international community\u2019s eyes, and low turnout will have devastating consequences for the regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf we do not prepare the ground for people\u2019s maximum turnout in the elections and have a low turnout, the detrimental effects of this illegitimacy will undoubtedly be shown in the forthcoming negotiations, both with the Western powers and with the Eastern powers,\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In another article on\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0wrote: \u201cNow all the intellectual and political authorities, activists and leaders from all groups and factions. They are still confused and undecided. They do not see in themselves the will to choose and be chosen.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In an article on Wednesday, the state-run\u00a0Mostaghel\u00a0daily admitted that in Iran, under the mullahs\u2019 regime, the so-called \u201celected\u201d institutions have no power; Therefore, the elections serve as the regime\u2019s \u201cdemocratic\u201d fa\u00e7ade.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe reality that is becoming more apparent today is that elected institutions do not have the slightest role in decision-making and formulating not only the strategies but also the political tactics of the entire system.\u00a0As long as\u00a0their decisions are in line with the [supreme leader], they have the power to act and expand. But when their opinions, whether in the government or town and village councils, contradict the views of the appointed institutions and the center of power, what is ultimately approved and implemented are the opinions and decisions of the appointed institutions,\u201d\u00a0Mostaghel\u00a0wrote.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Background<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime will hold its sham presidential elections on June 18. Following three major uprisings in Iran, with people demanding regime change, the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, intends to have a unipolar regime. Thus, he cannot accept the so-called \u201cmoderate\u201d faction of the regime who have been active in human rights violations and the export of terrorism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The reality is that the regime\u2019s president\u2019s sole role is to implement Khamenei\u2019s orders.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Article 115 of the regime\u2019s Constitution and Article 35 of the election law set the threshold for Presidential candidates to Muslim males, faithful to the \u201cIslamic Republic,\u201d and with practical belief and commitment to the principle of the\u00a0velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule). The unelected and handpicked Guardian Council recently added further exclusions in a tactical adjustment to further disqualify and curtail potentially troublesome candidates from the self-proclaimed \u201cReformist\u201d camp in the upcoming elections.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Guardian Council has 12 members, six clerics, and six jurists. Khamenei appoints the six clerics, and the Judiciary Chief, whom Khamenei appoints, picks the six jurists. So, in effect, all Council members are chosen by Khamenei.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who emerges from this presidential election will depends on the regime\u2019s internal balance of power and whether Khamenei can withstand a brewing internal insurrection and international\u00a0isolation.\u00a0The\u00a0regime is facing an impasse in the upcoming election.\u00a0A wrong turn would lead to even more protests and uprisings more ferocious in scope and more widespread in scale than what has already been seen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the Iranian regime&rsquo;s sham presidential elections, state-run media admit that people will boycott this election. 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