The difference in the mood between Iran’s last two national elections was stark. The first was marked by hope and expectation as Hassan Rouhani, backed by reformists, won a landside victory in a 2017 presidential poll in which nearly three-quarters of eligible voters turned out. It was widely viewed as a referendum on the nuclear deal Tehran had sealed with world powers and a reflection of Iranians’ desire for their leaders to re-engage with the west and open up the country.
伊朗最近这两次全国性选举的氛围截然不同。2017年的第一次选举充满了希望和期待,改革派支持的哈桑•鲁哈尼(Hassan Rouhani)在这次总统选举中赢得了压倒性胜利,近四分之三有投票资格的选民参加了投票。外界普遍认为,这次选举是对德黑兰方面与世界大国达成的核协议的一次公投,反映了伊朗人希望本国领导人修复与西方的关系、实行国家开放的愿望。