Moderates sweeping elections in Iran

[luckydevil]

Fantastic news.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2733722


Opponents of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took an early lead in key races in Iran's local elections, according to partial results announced Monday, with moderate conservatives winning control of councils across the country.

If the final results hold especially in the bellwether capital, Tehran it will be an embarrassment to Ahmadinejad, whose anti-Israeli rhetoric and unyielding position on Iran's nuclear program have provoked condemnation in the West and moves toward sanctions at the U.N. Security Council.



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[DCsportsfan53]

Very encouraging news, thanks for sharing it.

[zoony]

Ironic that they were saying the same thing about our recent elections :)

[Air Force Cane]

might want to update that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Nazi helpers are derailing the vote counts and prohibiting the returns from being confirmed...

on the other hand, Jimmy Carter will be over there next week proclaiming how the Mullahs run better elections than we do in the United States.

[NOVA2Tampa]

A step in the right direction... :cheers:

[heyholetsgogrant]

might want to update that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Nazi helpers are derailing the vote counts and prohibiting the returns from being confirmed...

on the other hand, Jimmy Carter will be over there next week proclaiming how the Mullahs run better elections than we do in the United States.

No he wont. This is very encouraging news, I'm sure most Americans feel that way as well.

-Grant

[twa]

No he wont. This is very encouraging news, I'm sure most Americans feel that way as well.

-Grant

It IS encouraging,however the real power remains in the same old hands.

Perhaps this will cut down on the arrests and those in hiding can emerge w/o fear of death. :(

[WVUforREDSKINS]

I'm not sure how to react to this. I took a course in Iran's politics and it is very complicated. I think whoever runs needs to be aproved to run by supreme leader Khameni. I don't know what his views are but he approved Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to run so....


Sounds good, but might not be a big deal.

[SoCalSkins]

on the other hand, Jimmy Carter will be over there next week proclaiming how the Mullahs run better elections than we do in the United States.


Carter pretty much put them in power to begin with.

[chomerics]

Carter pretty much put them in power to begin with.

You need to reread history. We were the ones that supported the shah in the late 50's and that is when the entire revolution was born.

[SoCalSkins]

You need to reread history. We were the ones that supported the shah in the late 50's and that is when the entire revolution was born.


You need to reread history. Carter cracked down on the Shah for his human rights policies in the 70's and gave the opening for the revolution.

He wasn't part of the CIA support team that took out the democratically elected Prime Minster in the 50's and put in the Shah. Different priorities and a far different administration.

[nelms]

I'll only be happy if I see a mushroom cloud over Tehran.