February 20, 2020 Meet the Middle East

Iranian regime faces crisis of legitimacy risk in parliamentary election

Following the violent suppression of countrywide protests and an attempt to cover up the downing of a passenger plane by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s government is facing a potential crisis of legitimacy in its parliamentary elections as boycott calls aim to lower voter turnout and to deny the leadership a much-sought sign of popular support..
Source: Albawaba
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