Why is Iran seeing its lowest voter turnout ever?

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Iranians are voting for a new president – but the first round of the election saw the lowest voter turnout in the country’s history. Will more people turn out on Friday for the final round of the vote, or will this trend continue? And why has turnout been so low?

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Maziar Motamedi (@MotamediMaziar), Journalist

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