‘We just don't have hope’: Will Iranians turn out to vote in presidential poll?

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00:00In this bustling market in southern Tehran, a group of young friends are killing time

00:05under the midday sun.

00:07Iran's presidential candidates have spent weeks trying to drum up enthusiasm amongst

00:12potential voters.

00:13But so far, these ones aren't convinced.

00:15We don't have hope of getting better, if it had gotten better, it would have been now.

00:20We don't have hope.

00:21There is a goal that they have to obey Zafari, that Akhash is not this or that.

00:25The economic crisis has largely dominated presidential debates here in Iran.

00:35And though some people say they won't vote, others say it's the only way to ensure that

00:40the country's economy gets back on its feet again.

00:44Inflation is out of control and it's having an impact on every sector.

00:47I think it's better to come together and vote because it's in our own interest and the interest

00:52of the government.

00:53For a long time, we had faith in them.

00:55I hope they keep their promises.

00:57I'm optimistic.

01:01The economic situation is very hard for young people.

01:04I understand their suffering.

01:06That said, they're wrong to sit it out.

01:07We must come together and vote.

01:12But it's not just the economy that people are talking about here.

01:18Equality is one of the most important issues for Iranian women.

01:21That will continue until we purge our society, our laws and our culture of machismo.

01:29At Iran's last presidential election in 2021, turnout fell below 50 per cent.

01:35A higher turnout this time round could have dramatic consequences on the outcome.

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