A Taxi driver in the city of Torbat-e Jam, eastern Iran said in a brief interview that the upcoming twin sham elections in Iran that in “Torbat-e Jom there is no place for the state sanctioned elections and the people are not embracing such a development. There are no jobs. All construction projects are suspended. Lesser companies are providing commuting services. A driver who earned 500,000 rials last year is now making 250,000 rials ($70)” he said during his interview on Tuesday, February 16th.
“Incomes are not sufficient in comparison to the skyrocketing prices, and one has to make ends meet through other means. Savings have reached zero and we have no such money anymore. Production workshops are closed down and only the workshops producing clothing for school children are active. The pasteurized milk factory is closed down. The livestock food factory is closed down. Those working with commuting companies are all working in two jobs, all hours of the day just to make ends meet. Farmers and professors, they are all working in construction projects. However, this year all construction projects are suspended, too.
“With all this unemployment and dissent no one has any motivation to take part in the regime’s elections, and we will not participate.”