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BBC visits Iran polling station as voting begins

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Voting is beneath manner in Iran because the nation holds its first elections because the 2022 anti-government protests.

Friday’s elections are seen as an important take a look at of legitimacy and nationwide help for Iran’s management – however a low turnout is predicted.

Voter apathy stays excessive following a interval of unrest after the demise of a younger girl detained by morality police for carrying an “improper” hijab.

The BBC’s Carrie Davies, who’s in Tehran, says issues over voter numbers elevate “questions of legitimacy for the federal government”.

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