Page 1 of 1

Angry Iranians Use Social Media to Encourage Election Boycot

PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:03 pm
by NewsReporter
VOA - World News


Iran’s parliamentary elections Friday were marred by low voter turnout as hundreds of activists used social media to ask people to boycott the ballots in a sign of protest against the regime. Iranian authorities have reportedly barred hundreds of moderate candidates in favor of hardliners supported by the regime.