April 24, 2009

an Iranian casts a ballot during a recent election

The Iran Election Bulletin is a biweekly publication covering domestic political and election issues in Iran in the lead-up to the June 12 presidential election.

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Volume 1, Issue 5
Leigh Catherine Miles, Editor | Geneive Abdo, Iran analyst

The Iran Election Bulletin is a joint publication of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and The Century Foundation.

Feature Articles

Nuclear Issue Unites Conservatives and Reformists

In Iran’s dynamic political landscape, few issues unite conservative and reformist leaders, and even fewer topics inspire broad-based public enthusiasm. But Iran’s nuclear program has proven to unify a country that is habitually – some might say, congenitally – divided. | Read more »

What Reformists Can Learn from Past Failures

Since 2004, reformists have fared poorly in executive and legislative elections in Iran. Their past failures are primarily a product of internal dissent and disorganization coupled with an incoherent platform. If the reform movement hopes to succeed in the June poll, it must strive to resolve these issues rather than lament its past misfortunes. | Read more »

Voices from Iran

These stories are on-the-ground analyses and perspectives written by Iranian journalists.

Iranian Perspectives in the Lead Up to Elections

During a recent visit to Iran for Nowrouz, Iranian new year holiday, I had the opportunity to sit with family, students, workers and other average Iranians. While Nowrouz is not usually a time when politics becomes the center of conversation, this year as I traveled across Iran, people were buzzing about the upcoming presidential election. | Read more »