Saturday, 5 March 2016

Election fallout: What Iran’s vote means for hope and change (and Washington) (Suzanne Maloney, Brookings)

An Iranian Christian woman casts her ballot at a church during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Iranians went to the polls last week in the first national election since the July 2015 signing of the nuclear deal, and like so many aspects of Iran, the outcome was ambiguous, with partisans from divergent factions claiming success. The one clear winner, at least symbolically, was President Hassan Rouhani, as high turnout and a decisive win in Tehran for the slate he supported vindicate his centrist approach and the tactical alliance that he has nurtured with Iran’s embattled reform movement.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2016/03/04-iran-post-election-analysis-maloney

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