1979 Iranian local elections
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In October 1979, Ministry of Interior held elections for local councils in 150 cities[1] along with elections coordinated and overseen for councils in thousands of villages and nomadic communities.[2] It was a move to address the importance of the local councils raised by the revolutionaries[1] and to replace the councils with those existing since the Pahlavi dynasty.[2]
eruptions of armed conflict in the provinces amidst Iran–Iraq War.[1]
According to Wilfried Buchta, in
Turkmen regions the councils were "dominated by secular left-wing groups, wielded considerable influence both at the municipal and at the village level".[3]
In
Shia communities despite boycotting the election. The majority of the seats were won by non-Baluch candidates and on 12 October 1979 ethnic unrest occurred in the city, before the result was annulled.[4]
References
- ^ JSTOR 40971477
- ^ ISBN 9781317743873
- ISBN 0-944029-39-6
- ISBN 9780190911683
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