Why Iran's Presidential Election Matters More Than Past Votes

Iranians will choose a new president on June 28, more than a month after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Four candidates, including one lone reformist, have been handpicked by the Islamic republic's political establishment. The winner could play a major role in choosing the successor to aging Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But some Iranians told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that they will boycott an election they see as being engineered. (UPDATE: Two hard-line candidates mentioned in this video have since dropped out of the race: Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran, and Amirhossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, who served as a deputy to Raisi.)