Can Pro-Reform Candidate Reconcile Iranians With the Ballot Box?

Maryam Sinaiee
Maryam Sinaiee

British Iranian journalist and political analyst

An Iranian woman walking past a huge mock ballot box in Tehran (June 2024)
An Iranian woman walking past a huge mock ballot box in Tehran (June 2024)

Many Iranians are still deliberating whether to boycott the "neither fair nor free" elections or to vote. The only candidate with the potential to sway some of these voters appears to be the pro-reform Masoud Pezeshkian.