The Global Watch: Iran will hold a run-off election this coming Friday. After none of the candidates for president secured the necessary votes. According to government figures, only 40 percent of eligible Iranians voted last Friday, a historically low turnout for an Iranian presidential race. So what could have been some of the factors that may have led to the lower voter turnout? For more on this, let’s speak to….



GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at the Africa-Asia Dialogues

The Global Watch: Iran will hold a run-off election this coming Friday. After none of the candidates for president secured the necessary votes. According to government figures, only 40 percent of eligible Iranians voted last Friday, a historically low turnout for an Iranian presidential race. So what could have been some of the factors that may have led to the lower voter turnout? For more on this, let’s speak to….
 
GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at the Africa-Asia Dialogues

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