Iran

Iranians don’t really have the choice

Even if the reform forces in Iran have a high voter turnout, it still remain a lot of observers are skeptical. These include the Green politician Nouripur, in an Interview to the Deutsche Welle commented.

In the parliamentary election in Iran is characterized according to the Medienangaben a high level of participation. Eyewitnesses reported queues outside many polling stations in the capital Tehran. President Hassan Rohani showed up after the vote of the Ministry of interior is satisfied with the current process.

The leading candidate of the reformist, Mohammad Reza Aref (the photo shows him and his wife at the voting, in Tehran), said: “We could today, the 70-percent mark to crack”. He was confident that the reformers after the victory Rohanis in the presidential election of 2013 is now in the Parliament, the twelve-year-old dominance of the coalition of Conservatives and hardliners in the Parliament could terminate.

Nouripour: The elections are not very fair

The Green-Außenpolitiker Omid Nouripour warned, however, against too high expectations of the vote. “These elections are not very fair,” he told Deutsche Welle. “That is not the list of those who actually contribute to the election wanted to.”

By the exclusion of numerous reform-oriented forces there is “no real choice”. The part would have to be reform-oriented politicians who have been in Parliament had no permission to candidacy. According to the Green politician increased the nuclear agreement from last summer, the popularity Rohanis significantly. Tried now the Conservatives, whose work and popularity to weaken. The conservative camp in Iran, see the election as a question of survival, says Nouripour. Unlike the moderates, and particularly the reform-oriented forces are the Conservative well-organized.

The Tehran-born Green-Politker Omid Nouripour came as an Adolescent in the Federal Republic of

Nouripour stressed at the same time, the elections would have no impact on the regional politics of Iran. About the involvement of the country in Syria and the entire Region, decide not the Parliament, but decidedly the leader of the revolution and the revolutionary guards. Currently games the Iranian side there is a difficult role to play. The Tehran-born Nouripour, who as an Adolescent came to Germany’s foreign policy spokesman of the green parliamentary group.

Also, expert advice is re-determined

The vote is considered the first political Stimmungstest after the middle of July between Tehran and the West closed Atomabkommen. To the 290 seats in Parliament apply more than 4800 candidates. ugleich started in the Morning, the choice of the 88 seats in the Assembly of experts, which both the appointment as well as dismissal of the Supreme leader of Iran. Electors are almost 55 million citizens nationwide, including 8.5 million in the capital Tehran.

The polling stations are to 18.00 local time (1530 GMT) will be opened, the vote could, however, according to the interior Ministry to be extended by several hours. The Ministry is expected for Saturday with the first results. However, there could also be delays, because this Time next to the Parliament the Assembly is determined.

sti/uh (DW, afp, dpa)