Investigating the costs of election campaigns in the electoral system of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the perspective of citizens; Case study of the 11th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly

Examining election-related expenses is always related to the lives and choices of citizens. The various dimensions of elections, including propaganda, voting, propaganda, and participation in election arenas, always encourage people to participate in political affairs. Therefore, examining the various dimensions of parliamentary elections, including the costs associated with participating in and participating in elections, can be significant. With regard to this issue, in this study, the hidden structure of the parliamentary election pattern was examined and the three components of participation in elections, posting candidates 'posters, spending for a candidate's success) were examined to determine the relationship between these factors and citizens' participation in elections. Be. This research is based on a survey approach to explain the sociology of election campaign expenses of the 11th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in the Iranian electoral system. The statistical population is also citizens living in Tehran, of which 500 people were selected as the study population. The method used in this article is confirmatory factor analysis, which is a way to measure and measure the hidden variables of the parliamentary election pattern.