Economic woes put Iran vote in the shade

  • 12 years ago
Iran's first parliamentary elections since the controversial presidential ballot in 2009 have failed to grab public interest and campaigning has been lacklustre.

The vote comes down to a battle between traditional conservatives supporting the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, always pictured with Ayatollah Khomeini, and those backing President Mahmoud Ahmajinedad's government.

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