Edris, a citizen from Bukan, believes that candidates who pass through the system's filter are merely successors of the current government: "I have no hope of change, that's why I'm not voting." He told IranWire, "I got my bachelor's degree 20 years ago. I have a shop now, a job that I could have had if I hadn't gone to university. Being Turk or Kurdish does not affect my vote. In general, I consider my miserable situation to be the result of the policies of all officials, some of whom are now candidates." Mustafa, from Tabriz, also indicated he would not participate in the elections. He told IranWire, "I am 40 years old, and this is the situation in a city represented by doctors. Why should we fool ourselves that he is different? I believe that someone different can't survive in politics unless he is a regime person."
