Iran faces generational split 45 years after Islamic revolution – The Irish Times

Iran has marked the 45th anniversary of the Islamic revolution this week with speeches and mass marches by loyalists while the government has scrambled to convince voters to cast ballots in the March 1st elections. Tehran regards a high turnout in elections as an affirmation of legitimacy.

Iranians are set to choose representatives for the 290-seat legislature and 88 clerics for the Assembly of Experts. The latter will elect Iran’s next supreme leader, the ultimate authority in the regime. Candidates are selected conservatives. Moderates and reformists have been sidelined.

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