Iran Hard-Liners Urge Election Ban on 2 Candidates

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MashaeiHard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — from running in next month’s presidential election.

According to a report Wednesday by the semi-official Fars news agency, about 100 lawmakers appealed to the country’s Guardian Council, which vets and short-lists all those seeking to run in the June 14 election.

One of the lawmakers, Javad Karimi Qodoosi, says they want ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani barred for supporting the opposition in the disputed 2009 vote.

Qodoosi says the lawmakers also want the Council to disqualify Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close confident of Ahmadinejad, for his alleged un-Islamic attitudes.

rafsanjaniRafsanjani and Mashaei last week submitted their candidacies to the Council, which is to announce the finalists later this month.

Hard line loyalists seeking the presidency include Saeed Jalili, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, who is seen as close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati and Tehran’s mayor, Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf.

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10 responses to “Iran Hard-Liners Urge Election Ban on 2 Candidates”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    All expected … nothing new in the un-democratic Supreme-Land.
    Why not just Declare a younger thoroughly brain-washed Ayatolla as a Caliph ??
    Reasonable ??

    1. Patience2 Avatar
      Patience2

      And what was it that happened to the last Caliphate??

      1. dateam Avatar

        What do you mean? Wasn’t the last caliphate the ottoman empire?

    2. dateam Avatar

      Correct me if im wrong but isnt it the sunnis that believe in a caliphate?

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    All expected … nothing new in the un-democratic Supreme-Land.
    Why not just Declare a younger thoroughly brain-washed Ayatolla as a Caliph ??
    Reasonable ??

    1. Patience2 Avatar
      Patience2

      And what was it that happened to the last Caliphate??

      1. dateam Avatar

        What do you mean? Wasn’t the last caliphate the ottoman empire?

    2. dateam Avatar

      Correct me if im wrong but isnt it the sunnis that believe in a caliphate?

  3. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    It’s going to be really interesting to see how this “election” unfolds.
    Vote for one of the following 4 likely scenarios
    1- a pro-Khamenei is brought to power with very little protests
    2- a pro-Khamenei is brought to power with a lot of protests but just like in 2009 to no avail
    3- a civil war following the rigged elections
    4- Rafsanjani and Khamenei reach an agreement for sharing power with the first winning the elections
    I’m voting for 3, as much as IRNA downplays it, the Iranian street is boiling and Rafsanjani is a heavier weight than Mossavi and karroubi wile Khamenei will insist on rigging the election in favor of larijani , not to mention the “deviant” ahmadinajad who’s going to be the surprise of the show or shall I say the pre-show since his candidate won’t even make it to the playoffs…
    How exciting!!!!

  4. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    It’s going to be really interesting to see how this “election” unfolds.
    Vote for one of the following 4 likely scenarios
    1- a pro-Khamenei is brought to power with very little protests
    2- a pro-Khamenei is brought to power with a lot of protests but just like in 2009 to no avail
    3- a civil war following the rigged elections
    4- Rafsanjani and Khamenei reach an agreement for sharing power with the first winning the elections
    I’m voting for 3, as much as IRNA downplays it, the Iranian street is boiling and Rafsanjani is a heavier weight than Mossavi and karroubi wile Khamenei will insist on rigging the election in favor of larijani , not to mention the “deviant” ahmadinajad who’s going to be the surprise of the show or shall I say the pre-show since his candidate won’t even make it to the playoffs…
    How exciting!!!!

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