Is Iran Democratizing? Observations on Election Day

Issue Date October 2000
Volume 11
Issue 4
Page Numbers 108-113
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In hotly contested parliamentary elections, candidates supportive of President Khatami’s reforms won an overwhelming victory.

Further Reading

Volume 11, Issue 4

Is Iran Democratizing?

The Editors’ introduction to “Is Iran Democratizing?”

Volume 16, Issue 4

Iran’s Peculiar Election: The Role of Ideology

The election results reflect less what voters want than the ideological dynamics that shape the behavior of factions within the regime.

Volume 26, Issue 2

The Authoritarian Resurgence: Iran’s Paradoxical Regime

Iran’s authoritarianism is more flexible and more durable than its detractors would hope, yet more fragile and endangered than its defenders claim.