User-Created Terms Regarding 'Statistical Manipulations of the Islamic Republic'; 'Coefficient of the President' Instead of 'President'

The low-turnout voting in July this year to replace Ebrahim Raisi became less a competition between candidates approved by the Guardian Council and more a confrontation between opponents of the Islamic Republic and 'governmental statistical manipulations.' The Islamic Republic, which was caught off guard by widespread boycotts and low public participation in the first round, attempted to downplay this defeat by announcing a 40% participation rate. However, the announcement of candidate votes and users decoding the regime's extensive 'number fabrication' led to the trending of the term and hashtag 'Coefficient of the President' on social media. This term became widespread after a user, using artificial intelligence and mathematical logic, proved that the announced votes for all candidates, including invalid votes, were multiples of the number 3. Journalist Kambez Ghafouri posted on his account on X on July 9, sharing a report from the IRGC media about the number of votes for each candidate, stating: 'According to this Tasnim report, the number of votes for all candidates is a multiple of three! Are you thinking the same thing I am? Math friends, what is the probability of such an event?' Asghar Sepehri, brother of Fatemeh Sepehri, responded: 'The probability that a random number is a multiple of 3 is one-third. The probability that four random numbers are multiples of 3 is one eighty-first, which is 1.2%. Mjgan Ghafari, a journalist and human rights researcher, also wrote: 'Even the number of invalid votes, which is obtained from the difference between the number of valid votes and the total number of votes, which is 1,056,159, is also a multiple of 3. That is, both the votes of the four candidates and the invalid votes. Five random numbers are all multiples of three.' However, the Islamic Republic did not respond to the 'number fabrication' claims in the elections, and Ali Khamenei, four days after the first round of elections, implicitly acknowledged the low turnout by attributing it to the 'fatigue and preoccupations' of the people, stating that those who did not participate in this election are not 'opponents of the regime.' On July 15, during voting, the Supreme Leader said: 'I heard that the enthusiasm and interest of the people is greater than before; God willing, it is so, and if it is so, it is encouraging.' Social media users reacted to these statements, calling it 'preparation for presenting false statistics,' despite widespread evidence from citizen journalists in various cities regarding the unprecedented emptiness of polling stations in Iran and other countries. Ultimately, Masoud Pezeshkian was announced by the government as the 'President of the Islamic Republic,' and a participation rate of 50% was declared, a statistic that was again not accepted by the people and social media users. Journalist Jamshid Barzegar wrote regarding this claim on X: 'The 50% participation rate is a big lie, bigger than the 40% participation rate in the first round. According to all documents and evidence, published videos, eyewitness accounts, and the manner of reporting on participation, the 'no' of the people to the Islamic Republic in the second round was as resounding as in the first round.' Another group of users questioned the 50% participation statistic, arguing that presenting such a figure, contrary to eyewitness observations, implies that at least half of eligible voters participated, and they attempted to counter the Islamic Republic's narrative with the English hashtag '10% regime.' A user named 'Yar Dabestani' wrote in this context: 'All evidence shows that yesterday we achieved a historic victory, and at most 10% participated in the election circus.' On the line: Masoud Pezeshkian, successor to Ebrahim Raisi. Three scenes from Pezeshkian's first speech as 'President of the Fourteenth Government' at the grave of Ruhollah Khomeini. Mehrdad Darvishpour: The policy of purifying has led to the absolute isolation of the Islamic Republic both domestically and internationally. Pezeshkian's false promise: Joining the Convention on the Fight Against Terrorism; part of the program on the last page. Low participation in the government election in discussions with Kazem Alamdari, Reza Arab, and Mojtaba Hashemi. Images of a 'homeless' citizen's belongings on the day of the government election. Long queue unveiling a drink coinciding with the publication of images of empty polling stations in the government election. Amir Hossein Mir Asmaeili: This election and the low participation of the people have severely disappointed Khamenei. The announcement of Pezeshkian as 'President of the Islamic Republic' by the government; citizens speak of low participation.