The Iranian People's Uprising AUG 26, 2025
New poll finds 89% of Iranians want democracy over crumbling Islamic Republic
Both religious rule and military government faced decisive rejection, with two-thirds opposing clerical control and more than 70% rejecting military leadership.
It’s been nearly half a centuru since the revolution that turned Iran into an Islamic theocracy, and new polling shows Iranians have had enough.
A comprehensive survey conducted by the Netherlands-based Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran (GAMAAN) found only 20% of those surveyed want the Islamic Republic to remain in power.
Even more telling, support for both the principles of the 1979 revolution and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has plummeted to just 11%, down from 18% in 2022.
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