Why Disgruntled Iranians Boycotted Their Presidential Election
Ebrahim Raisi -- the current head of the justice system -- claimed victory in last Friday’s presidential election in Iran. Raisi’s inauguration in August will transfer the last major seat of power Iran’s moderates had back to conservatives -- giving a country already ruled by a Supreme Leader a kind of second throne. This seems to be exactly what the regime wanted: it assured Raisi’s victory by banning progressive challengers from the race. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: https://bit.ly/2DR8zsU Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://bit.ly/1kUtA1Y Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: https://bit.ly/1kUtAif Instagram: https://bit.ly/XjF9es More videos from the VICE network: https://bit.ly/2abSbC6 #VICENews #News
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