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IRAN: Financial-sector woes could spark new protests
As in previous polls, all of the female candidates are likely to be eliminated at this stage. However, women voters are an important constituency of support for incumbent…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220308
ISSN: 2633-304X
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A second round of the presidential polls will be held on May 26 if no candidate achieves 50% of the vote. The main issue at stake is which of two major political currents -…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220911
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The Intelligence Organisation has become increasingly controversial in recent months, with indications that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is not happy with its performance. Both…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247938
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Clerics' influence on policymaking.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243385
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Politicians will increasingly look to presidential polls due in 2021, further weakening the incumbent. The external environment remains largely unfavourable.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253135
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Female participation in Iran's workforce.
This comes as conservative-drafted legislation aims to increase use of local alternatives to facilitate new restrictions on foreign social media providers. The recent presidential…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263609
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President Hassan Rouhani today added that enthusiastic voter queues would upset the United States and potentially force it to the negotiating table. The Guardian Council's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250775
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The country’s system of pension funds has long been close to bankruptcy, but awareness of the urgency of the issue has increased over the past year. Nonetheless, proposed pension…