Iran’s Election 2009
// June 11th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // none
For the past weeks I have been passionately following Irans election thru any media I could get my hands on, including dragging dad in front of the screen to translate Persian words from youtube clips so that I could note down terms which I was not familiar with. Hoping to catch a glimpse and feeling for what is happening within the country.
Fortunately I have met numerous co-enthusiasts thru Twitter and Facebook who shared my thirst for information and passion to discuss and share insights about the current political landscape and election. If you care to come across some of these enthusiasts just follow #iranelection on Twitter.
One thing is clear; this election season has brought many firsts to Iran; that are there to stay. Surely these “firsts” also reflect the mood and feeling within the country; ELECTION FEVER.
The campaign trail is vibrant, full of passion and endless discussions; the web is overflowing with commentary, analysis and jokes; and the many that refrained from voting last time around have vowed to vote on June 12th and to drag everyone they know with them to the polls. In short, the country is alive and everyone has their own hopes set on the upcoming elections.
Tomorrow is the last day before the elections and apparently its law in Iran that all campaigning must be stopped 24 hours before the polls open.
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Iran announced to hold the first presidential debates on public TV. All four candidates have agreed to participate and the public and the world are looking forward to this unique and novel event.
