news bulletin – answers

Iran’s Facebook youth prods voters

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1. Iran’s youth are not clear who they want as the next president. They are, they are making it clear who they want
2. Their choice is already in office. No, he is in opposition, the incumbent is the current president – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
3. They are wary of change in Iran. The opposite, they say it is time for change.
4. Hossein Mousavi, their candidate choice, is the most intelligent. It is the youth themselves who believe that they are intelligent and can make the best choice
5. 16% of Iran’s population is under 30. 60%
6. The youth vote is only marginal. all candidates see it as very significant
7. Iranian youth are using Facebook to spread political support. The candidates are doing this.
8. Excess traffic to the Facebook site caused it to be blocked last month. It was most likely the government who did this.
9. It is easy for the government to conceal the truth from its people. It isn’t easy in this new world of communication
10. The president’s site has over 5,000 supporters on his Facebook page. Hossein Musavi, the opposition leader’s site has these supporters