“Both friends and enemies” are watching elections in Iran. Hardly any hope for change: Experts believe Iran can no longer be reformed.
The population is disillusioned by failed reform attempts in recent decades. Many people don't want to vote. Many critical candidates were excluded before the elections by the so-called Guardian Council. The elections would be in favor of those in power because all reform-oriented candidates had already been sorted out before the election. In Iran, power will apparently remain in the hands of the conservatives after the parliamentary elections.