The Take: Iran's Declining Voter Turnout

Iran's current presidential election is experiencing a significant decrease in voter participation compared to previous elections.

Iranians are participating in the election for a new president, but the voter turnout in the initial round has hit an all-time low. Will there be a surge in voter numbers for the final round on Friday, or will the trend of low turnout persist? What factors are contributing to this decline in voter participation?

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In this episode:

Maziar Motamedi (@MotamediMaziar), journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by David Enders, Duha Mossad and Marcos Bartolomé. With Amy Walters, Manahil Naveed, Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan, Veronique Eshaya and our host Kevin Hirten in for Malika Bilal.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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