This is one of the most important elections for a long time.
Ultra conservative , agitator president versus, more progressive challenger that wants a Iran integrated into the world.
Chances are that Mamoud Armadinajad will rig it anyway. He seems to have the support of the country people ( financially poor, low education etc). While Mir Hossein Mousavi is popular with younger voters and city folk.
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Ultra conservative , agitator president versus, more progressive challenger that wants a Iran integrated into the world.
Chances are that Mamoud Armadinajad will rig it anyway. He seems to have the support of the country people ( financially poor, low education etc). While Mir Hossein Mousavi is popular with younger voters and city folk.
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Iranians have also had a taste of greater freedom in the lead up to the election. People are actually trying to voice their opinion, although in private .ABC news wrote:
Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears to be facing a serious challenge, with strong support for reformist candidates.
Of the four running in this election, only the President is refusing to open up talks with the United States and he retains huge support among the country's poor voters.
Former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi has been attracting many of the country's younger voters.
If the incumbent wins, then dissent will dissapear, and people will try to return to the way they lived previously, under a conservative, strict regime. If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loses it will be a great day for Iran, and also the rest of the world.Most people here would never dream of going that far but within the boundaries of their own courage, they are making a statement.
For young women, it might simply be wearing their headscarf back as far as they dare at the mass rallies for the reformist candidates.
Iran has never seen an election like this. Millions of people are desperate for change and to end the cold war with the West and have freedom of expression inside their own country.
