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With Raisi’s win, leading institutions — from the presidency, military to parliament and judiciary — have passed into the hands of militant clerics, shifting the country towards a one-party state.
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Voter turnout in a population of 82 million was 48.8 %, a quarter lower than in 2017. “It was a protest vote … against the political system,” says Sanam Vakil, Iran expert at Chatham House, “… frustration that (Iranians) are no longer … considered … important to this process.”