(Politico-EU) Christian Oliver - Iran's parliamentary election on Friday - in which only conservative candidates were allowed to run - now looks like a flop in terms of bolstering the regime's legitimacy, thanks to the lowest turnout in its history. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli on Sunday said the turnout was just under 43%, way beneath 62% in 2016 and 69% in 2000. He said the turnout in Tehran was only 25.4%. The Guardian Council, which vets who can stand for election, disqualified 7,000 out of 14,000 candidates.
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