{"id":6482,"date":"2009-06-12T15:35:37","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T14:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-protests\/6482-iran-many-polling-stations-in-tehran-deserted"},"modified":"2023-01-13T07:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T06:09:36","slug":"iran-many-polling-stations-in-tehran-deserted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-many-polling-stations-in-tehran-deserted\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Many polling stations in Tehran deserted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-33529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/06\/shirokhorshid-golden-100.jpg\" alt=\"National Council of Resistance of Iran\" title=\"National Council of Resistance of Iran\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" align=\"right\" \/>Iran election sham &#8211; 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>State news agency admits voting booths were empty in afternoon<\/strong><br \/>The social headquarters of the People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran(PMOI\/MEK) announced that based on eye-witness accounts, many polling stations in parts of Tehran were deserted throughout the day. 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