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Iran’s Reformists face major challenges in coming election

Iran's Reformist factions are in for an uphill climb leading to the parliamentary election because of their legislators' lackluster performance since the 2016 election.
Iranian head of the reformists' coalition list for the parliamentary elections Mohammad Reza Aref at a polling station in Tehran on February 26, 2016. Iranians began voting across the country in elections billed by the moderate president as vital to curbing conservative dominance in parliament and speeding up domestic reforms after a nuclear deal with world powers. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE / AFP / ATTA KENARE        (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

As Iran's Reformists map their strategy for the February 2020 election, their camp is struggling to improve its public image, given its dismal record in parliament.

During the past two years, public criticism of Reformist parliamentarians has grown, as many are accused of not keeping their promises to constituents.

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