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Iran election: Reports show low turnout in provinces

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Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 –The Imam Ali Mosque in Pirouzi Street, Soudmand High School, Kowthar Mosque, and Ostad Shahriar School in Ghanat Kowthar Street, Al-Aqsa Mosque in Tehran-Pars, ninth district municipality in Tehran-Pars Fourth Square, Rasoul Mosque in Majidieh Street, Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology in Azadi Street, Shayesteh School in Lashgar Junction in Tehran each had a handful of voters present.

Minab (southern Iran): there was a heavy security presence though no voters were spotted at four of the polling stations and at other stations there were only a handful of voters.

Yazd (central Iran): a number of residents said that they would continue the boycott that took off during the first leg of the elections. A few dozen voters were seen at a number of voting centres.

Isfahan (central Iran): There were five people queuing to cast their ballots in the Razi School voting centre. The Lanjan district had tight security around voting stations. Imam Hadi Mosque – polling centre 25 – twelve security guards were seen as well as seven voters. Dehkhoda Mosque – polling centre 32 – 11 security guards were seen along with 10 voters. Chemran Mosque – polling centre 33 – 14 guards were seen along with seven voters. Arbab Mosque – polling centre 39 – one guard was seen along with 10 voters.

Khoramabad (western Iran): Shahrak Parsilvan was completely empty an hour after the start of polling. In the Kiv centre five people were seen lining up to vote.

Boroujerd (southwest Iran): In Kouye Mehdieh in Shahin Shahr district – Voting centre number four – three people were seen voting.

Qazvin (central Iran): Dozens of polling stations monitored were completely empty. Very few people could be seen in the streets, the majority choosing to stay in their homes.

Paveh (western Iran): The Takiyeh Mosque in Revolution Street had seven people lined up to vote.

Genaveh (southern Iran): There were 10 people voting in Sahebolzaman Mosque in Takhti Street.

Ashtiyan (north of Tehran): Kenarsalan Imam Ali School, which was being used as a voting centre, was completely empty.

Borazjan (south Iran): The Seyedolshohada Mosque in Seyedolshohada Street had ten people lined up to vote.

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