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Subject
Iran’s elections.
Significance
Conservatives unsurprisingly won most of the seats in the country’s February 21 parliamentary elections. Public disaffection over the poor economy, failed policies and reformist disqualifications resulted in embarrassingly low voter turnout. This comes as the government is fumbling its response to what appears to be a major outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Impacts
Conservatives will look to capitalise on their gains by winning the presidency in 2021 and controlling the Supreme Leader's succession.
Populist economic policies and increased economic isolation will likely boost inflation further.
The election of 17 women to parliament, the same as in 2016, will do little to increase female empowerment in the current atmosphere.
Keywords:
Iran,
ME/NAF,
United States,
economy,
politics,
social,
election,
government,
health,
opposition,
party,
religion,
sanctions
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