Iran - Election campaigning in Iran continues

Описание: (22 Oct 1998) T/I: 11:19:12


Fearing an embarrassing low turnout in a key election on Friday (23/10), senior conservative clerics fervently urged Iranians to vote in large numbers to show confidence in the 19-year-old Islamic regime. The hard-line state controlled Tehran Radio spent half its hour long main news programme on Thursday (22/10) broadcasting calls for people to show their "brave presence" at polling stations to elect the Assembly of Experts. After the presidential polls, the election for the 86-member assembly is the most important in Iran because the caucus elects and supervises the country's supreme leader, who has the final say in government decisions.

SHOWS:

TEHRAN, IRAN - 22/10

Gv Azadi (freedom) square;
MS Iranian flags;
Street scenes plenty with Khamenei posters;
CU poster;
Various of people walking, women wearing shador;
Posters of candidates, people watching;
MS candidates' posters;
Wide of banner shows hand voting;
Various of man watching poster;
SET-UPS Dr Abbas Moutawassili, Deputy Leader of Freedom Iran movement.
SOT (in English) with Moutawassili saying: "The guardian council of constitution has selected special candidates.. not all, so our organisation decided not to participate";
Cut away Iran flag;
SOT (in English) with Moutawassili saying: "The right hand and the traditionalists want to have the power in monopoly they don't want to allow the other people or the other parties to participate";
Street with more posters;
Various of street scenes plenty with posters;
GV of banner written on it candidates' names;
VOXPOP (in Farsi) with man saying: "The election is a legal obligation, tomorrow we will participate in the election.";
Various of people walking in street;
VOXPOP (in Farsi) with man saying: "The elections is a duty, and we shall participate";
Street scenes with Khatami posters;
GV of poster shows Ayatollah Khamenei voting;
CU of poster shows Khamenei hand;
GV of a building written on its side wall "Down with U.S.A";

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