Iran Opinion: Why Iranians Voted in the 2012 Elections (Mashreghi)

Iranian people are distinguished by their strong sense of adapting to difficult situations, even the worst ones directly affectig their everyday lives. In just over 30 years, Iranians have experienced Revolution, war, and the constant threat of war, even as they are hopeful and desiring peace.

This could be an explanation for those Iranians who participated to the 2012 Parliamentary elections, but there are two other important motivations, even as most of the voters oppose the policies of the Government. Those motivations are religion and country.

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