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A woman shows a victory sign after a campaign rally in early June.
A woman shows a victory sign after a campaign rally in early June.

Iran Election Blog

Updated

On June 14, Iranians head to the polls in the country's first presidential election since the contested vote in 2009, the aftermath of which saw hundreds of thousands of protesters take to the streets to demonstrate against the results. Here, RFE/RL editors will compile some of the best tidbits from the last few days of the campaign, including comments sent by Iranians to RFE/RL's Radio Farda.

13:34 10.6.2013
A person purporting to be a Basij militia member -- who are obliged to vote in elections -- calls in: "I am a Basiji from the Western Azerbaijan state and I am not going to vote in these elections. Let the people know what it means when a Basiji does not vote."

Members of Iran's basij militia in a parade [UNDATED]
Members of Iran's basij militia in a parade [UNDATED]
13:14 10.6.2013

"S" from Sanandaj writes via Facebook: "I think Sunnis and women in Iran should not vote because they do not have the right to get elected [to the presidency]"

13:04 10.6.2013
Nader from Isfahan sends an SMS: "The election debates were completely engineered, avoiding the important problems and delving into unrelated issues."

For more on the debates, see our coverage of the first, second, and third rounds.


13:01 10.6.2013
From Pouria on Facebook: "This election is an opportunity for Mr. Khamenei to do whatever he can to restore the credibility that Ahmadinejad took away from him."
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