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The Iran Primer

Key Dates for Iran's Parliamentary Election

This is a timeline of the key dates for Iran's Parliamentary Election:
 

    December 24-31, 2011
        Candidate Registration period

    January 1-25, 2012
        Candidate Vetting period
    
    Last week of January
        Official announcement of vetted candidates

    February 22-March 1, 2012
        Official Campaign period

    March 12, 2011
        First Round of Elections

    TBD
        Second Round of Elections

 

 

The Islamists Are Coming

The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.

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