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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Low voter turnout expected in June 28 Iran elections
Description: Iran (MNN) — Ten short days remain before Iran heads to the polls in a snap election following the sudden death of former president Ebrahim Raisi. However, with five of the six candidates coming from hardline ranks, voters have little choice.
Transform Iran’s Lana Silk compares the process to “when parents try to control their children, and they want them to put their shoes on. You say things like, ‘Do you want to put your shoes on? Or shall I?’
“You’re giving a sense of choice, but really, you’re deciding the outcome.”
Presidential ca...