The Dig: Iran, 1997-2022. Reform, Reaction, and Crisis
Jacobin Radio
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The Guardian Council Banned All Reformist Candidates From Running
In the most recent election, the 2021 election that elected conservative Ibrahim Raisi to the presidency, the Guardian Council essentially barred all reformist candidates from running. What did this election reveal about the point that Iranian politics had reached as of last year? And what role did that moment play in laying the groundwork for the current uprising? Did reformist politics as we knew it had they finally become exhausted?
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