Thursday, 10 March 2016

Iran’s election and economic reforms in the post-nuclear era (Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Brookings)

Reuters/Raheb Homavandi - Election officials count ballot papers after the close of polling stations during elections for the parliament and a leadership body called the Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February 26, 2016.

On February 26, Iran held its first elections since the signing of the nuclear deal. A coalition of left-leaning reformists and moderate centrists who support President Rouhani fought hard against conservatives in the nationwide elections for a new parliament and a new Assembly of Experts. The coalition did not win a majority in either body, but the results are widely seen as a victory for moderation and a referendum on the nuclear accord and rapprochement with the West.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/future-development/posts/2016/03/09-iran-election-economic-reforms-salehi-isfahani

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