{"id":321678,"date":"2024-07-08T13:28:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T12:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=321678"},"modified":"2024-07-08T13:28:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T12:28:42","slug":"editorial-irans-sham-election-exposes-regimes-fragility-and-peoples-resolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/editorial\/editorial-irans-sham-election-exposes-regimes-fragility-and-peoples-resolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial: Iran’s Sham Election Exposes Regime’s Fragility and People’s Resolve"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran’s capital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recent presidential election in Iran has once again exposed the deep-rooted crisis facing the clerical regime. As Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), observed, this election was a desperate attempt by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to ensure the regime’s survival. However, this gambit has spectacularly backfired, pushing the regime closer to its inevitable downfall.<\/p>\n

The Iranian people’s widespread boycott of the election, with a staggering 91% abstaining<\/a> from the sham vote, speaks volumes about their rejection of the entire theocratic system. This massive boycott has made Ali Khamenei the strategic loser of this electoral facade. The death of Ebrahim Raisi and the shattering of Khamenei’s dreams<\/a> to purify the regime have ushered in a new equilibrium under the rule of Velayat-e Faqih, reminiscent of the Shah’s regime’s final days.<\/p>\n

The nationwide boycott of the election also reaffirmed that the “reformists” vs. “hardliners” narrative is long overdue. Despite efforts from Mohammad Khatami, Hassan Rouhani, and Javad Zarif<\/a> to encourage voter participation, they were ultimately rejected by the Iranian people. The effects of this crushing blow to the decrepit and feeble Supreme Leader have shaken the regime’s pillars. The system’s foundations have become riddled from within, and internal power struggles have intensified, with factions tearing each other apart.<\/p>\n

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If the regime's new president does not intend to continue the path mandated by Khamenei for Raisi, he must abolish mandatory hijab, disband the patrols that suppress women, release political prisoners, and eliminate the death penalty, torture, and any form of internet filtering.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/GFjvGEbXfy<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n