Sunday, June 30, 2024

In the provinces that were the center of the revolutionary uprising, participation in the elections was at the lowest level

Official and unofficial statistics show that in the provinces that witnessed the most widespread protests during the revolutionary uprising, people's participation in the elections has dropped the most compared to the previous periods. According to these data, in Kurdistan province, which was one of the main foci of Gina Amini's uprising in 2022, the participation rate was 23%. This is despite the fact that in June 2021 elections, the participation rate of this province was announced as 37.4%. Also, in Kermanshah province, which was another focus of the "Women, Life, Freedom" uprising, the participation rate in the elections was 32%, while in the 2021 elections, the participation rate in this Kurdistan province was 46%. In the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, which in 2021 according to the official statistics, the participation rate in the elections was 62.8%, this time the official statistics report a 40% voter participation.
In Gilan province, which was one of the focal points of the "Women, Life, Freedom" uprising during the revolutionary uprising, the participation rate in the elections was announced at 32.6 percent. This is despite the fact that in the 2021 elections, the official statistics reported the participation of 57% of the people of this province. In Khuzestan province, which is facing extensive economic problems, unemployment and environmental crises, despite the vast energy resources, unofficial statistics show that only 29.6% of people participated in this round of elections. In the 2021 elections, the official statistics of the participation of the people of Khuzestan was announced as 50%. In the city of Tehran, which was one of the centers of protests, the participation rate in the elections was reported as 23%. Most of the victims of the protests of 2022, which is known as the "woman, life, freedom" uprising, were in these areas, especially Kurdistan and Baluchistan. https://muhemedemini.home.blog/2024/06/30/in-the-provinces-that-were-the-center-of-the-revolutionary-uprising-participation-in-the-elections-was-at-the-lowest-level/

No comments:

Post a Comment

Execution of two Kurdish prisoners in Iran

Two Kurdish prisoners were executed in Urmia and Birjand prisons. On the morning of Thursday, July 25, Kamran Sheikha, a Kurdish prisoner o...