And it’s shaping up to be a real scene—demonstrations, an open letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, plans to claim vote-rigging if Ahmadinejad wins, ladies who love Ahmadinejad grabbing London Times reporters in the streets, “deafening chants” about nuclear power…

These developments expose deep splits within a ruling establishment that never normally airs its disagreements in public and come on the eve of a landmark election in which Mr Mousavi, a relative moderate, could become the first challenger to defeat an incumbent president in the Islamic Republic’s 30-year history.

Ahmadinejad “enjoys strong support among the rural poor and religiously devout.” Mousavi “has galvanised the urban middle-classes.” Sounds… so familiar.

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...

10 replies on “Iran’s Presidential Election Is Tomorrow”

  3. I like the democratic element. Can the ruling mullahs afford to let democracy continue if it eats at their power? I think not.

  5. Let’s just all keep our fingers crossed that the challenger wins by a landslide and power is transferred peacefully.

    Not likely but we can certainly hope.

  9. Unfortunately the elections are mostly window dressing. The power lies with the ruling Islamic Council and the Ayatollah. The president has as much power as the queen of Spain.

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