“Iranian Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is the favorite to win Friday’s presidential election, a result that would reassert conservative control over all levers of power in Tehran,” Axios reports.
“The latest polls in Iran project a very low turnout of around 42% — a testament to the disillusionment of supporters of the reformist camp who find themselves with no candidate to vote for.”
“Iran’s Guardian Council disqualified all of the reformist candidates, including former parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani, a supporter of outgoing President Hassan Rouhani and his policies.”
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