The Iran Election Bulletin is a biweekly publication covering domestic political and election issues in Iran in the lead-up to the June 12, 2009 presidential elections.
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February 27, 2009
Volume 1, Issue 1 | Leigh Catherine Miles, Editor
The Iran Election Bulletin is a joint publication of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and The Century Foundation.
Top Story
Factions Collide as Iranian Presidential Election Heats Up
Four months before the Iranian presidential election, competing candidates and factions are already entering the race with great drama and fanfare. Unlike other recent elections, when Iranian voters were apathetic, thinking their vote could make little difference, the upcoming June 12 election is generating widespread public interest and debate. For many Iranians, the election will serve as a referendum on the tenure of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the policies of his conservative administration. | Read more »
Voices from Iran
These stories are on-the-ground analyses and perspectives written by Iranian journalists.
What Fate for Iran’s Reformists?
In Iran’s election atmosphere, the issues that concern reformists have absolutely no meaning
for conservatives, and the reformists’ efforts toward political freedoms seem nonsensical to conservatives. | Read more »
The Presidential Elections in Iran and Political Armageddon
The coming June presidential election, which takes place in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s first term, is gearing up to be competitive and sensitive as compared to similar past elections. | Read more »
Seen & Heard: Analysis of Recent Media Coverage in Iran
Iran’s Presidential Candidates Respond to Perceived U.S. Overtures
After 30 years of staged rallies in Tehran filled with “Death to America” chants, the conciliatory messages from President Barack Obama have taken Iran’s clerics and political elites aback. | Read more »
Background
Letter from the Editor
An introduction to the Iran Election Bulletin. | Read more »
2009 Election Timeline
A graphical guide to how the electoral process in Iran will unfold. (Will open in new window.) | View timeline »
Who’s In, Who’s Out, Who’s On the Fence
Information on candidates, potential candidates and notable noncandidates in the 2009 election. (Will open in new window.) | Read more »
Pictured above: Iranians participate in a rally for presidential candidate Mustafa Moin in 2005. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Mostafa Saaednejad.
