Emerging Politics in Iran: Last Year of Rouhani's Term and the New Conservative Parliament
<p class="first" id="d174064e65">The election of Hassan Rouhani in 2013 as the President was hailed as a ‘victory of moderation’ in Iran, signaling the fact that Iran would embrace moderation after the ‘fierce rule’ of Ahmadinejad, former Iranian Pre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Policy Perspectives |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/polipers.17.1.0105 |
| Summary: | <p class="first" id="d174064e65">The election of Hassan Rouhani in 2013 as the President was hailed as a ‘victory of
moderation’ in Iran, signaling the fact that Iran would embrace moderation after the
‘fierce rule’ of Ahmadinejad, former Iranian President. However, a chronic failure
of moderates' agenda in Iran during former's tenure has now changed the power distribution
in the country leading to conservative faction's win in the 2020 Parliamentary elections.
The paper is an attempt to evaluate the election result of 2020 and understand the
new power dynamics in Iran. It reviews the performance and policies of President Rouhani
as he reaches the last year of his second term and also analyzes the emerging political
scenario in the country with challenges to the new Parliament. Additionally, to make
a holistic analysis, the paper briefly covers the strong points of Rouhani administration
and the plausible policy changes expected from the new parliament. The methodology
of the paper is qualitative content analysis.
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| ISSN: | 1812-1829 1812-7347 |