But for Iranians the question isn’t who to vote for, but whether to turn up.

Also on the programme: In spite of a heavy police presence, thousands pay their respects as the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is laid to rest in Moscow. And will a Palestinian pop singer take Iceland to the Eurovision song contest? We hear from an Icelandic judge.

(Picture: Iranians vote during the parliamentary election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2024. Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)