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The Iran Election Bulletin is a biweekly publication covering domestic political and election issues in Iran in the lead-up to the June 12 presidential election.
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April 24, 2009
Volume 1, Issue 5
Leigh Catherine Miles, Editor | Geneive Abdo, Iran analyst
The Iran Election Bulletin is a joint publication of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and The Century Foundation.
Feature Articles
Nuclear Issue Unites Conservatives and Reformists
In Iran’s dynamic political landscape, few issues unite conservative and reformist leaders, and even fewer topics inspire broad-based public enthusiasm. But Iran’s nuclear program has proven to unify a country that is habitually – some might say, congenitally – divided. | Read more »
What Reformists Can Learn from Past Failures
Since 2004, reformists have fared poorly in executive and legislative elections in Iran. Their past failures are primarily a product of internal dissent and disorganization coupled with an incoherent platform. If the reform movement hopes to succeed in the June poll, it must strive to resolve these issues rather than lament its past misfortunes. | Read more »
Voices from Iran
These stories are on-the-ground analyses and perspectives written by Iranian journalists.
Iranian Perspectives in the Lead Up to Elections
During a recent visit to Iran for Nowrouz, Iranian new year holiday, I had the opportunity to sit with family, students, workers and other average Iranians. While Nowrouz is not usually a time when politics becomes the center of conversation, this year as I traveled across Iran, people were buzzing about the upcoming presidential election. | Read more »
Seen & Heard: Analysis of Recent Media Coverage in Iran
Seen and Heard: April 24
Highlights from election-related stories in the Iranian press. | Read more »
Background
Letter from the Editor
A note on this week’s issue of the Bulletin. | Read more »
Presidential Front Runners
Biographical information about the leading candidates in the 2009 election. | Read more »
Diagram: The Balance of Power
A visual depiction of the structure of the Iranian leadership, illustrating the lines of authority among the Republic’s elected and unelected officials. (Will open in new window.) | 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
[updated] Information on candidates, potential candidates and notable noncandidates in the 2009 election. (Will open in new window.) | Read more »
Past Editions
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Vol. 1, No. 4 – April 10, 2009 | Read this issue »
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Vol. 1, No. 3 – March 27, 2009 | Read this issue »
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Vol. 1, No. 2 – March 13, 2009 | Read this issue »
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Vol. 1, No. 1 – Feb. 27, 2009 | Read this issue »
Pictured above: An Iranian casts a ballot during a recent election.
