Six candidates, including one moderate, were selected by Iran’s Guardian Council to run in snap presidential elections on June 28. Two have since dropped out. Many voters say a heavy crackdown on the Woman, Life, Freedom movement following the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini have left them with no faith in the electoral system. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports.
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