Thursday, March 1, 2012

Iran Prepares For Parliamentary Elections Tomorrow



Iran Elections: The Most Important Ever, Says Khamenei -- Christian Science Monitor

Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei seeks to prove he is firmly in charge in tomorrow's national elections, the first since 2009, when President Ahmadinejad's reelection sparked historic protests.

Iran's Islamic regime is using every tool to convince Iranians to vote tomorrow in parliamentary elections, in what its top leader predicts will "smack the face" of the United States and other "enemies."

The Friday vote is the first national election since the ill-fated 2009 presidential election, in which widespread irregularities and charges of fraud prompted months of street protests, a violent crackdown on the opposition Green Movement, and a deep crisis of legitimacy.

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More News On Iran's Parliamentary Elections

Internal rifts cut deep into Iran parliament races -- Miami Herald Tribune/AP
Iran prepares for first vote since 2009 demonstrations -- CNN
Reformists say Iran poll is meaningless -- Financial Times
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Election Will Be 'Slap In The Face' For West -- Radio Free Europe
Iran's parliamentary election is non-event for opposition -- The Guardian
Iran Invokes the West to Motivate Voters -- New York Times
Iran's opposition: Gagged by years of intimidation -- BBC
Economic woes put Iran vote in the shade -- Euronews
Key constituencies disillusioned as Iran votes -- Reuters

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