Ire across the political spectrum at the Guardian Council disqualifications of several Iranian presidential candidates, @amwajmedia reports: “an uncontested win by Raisi in the elections may discredit him and even damage his leadership ambitions.” amwaj.media/media-monitor/…
“This level of dissatisfaction among hardliners with the Guardian Council is unprecedented & indicates that pressure on the political establishment is growing. Hardliners are worried that an election in which there is no competition will lead to a low turnout that will be blamed
“on them and the wider establishment, and place the rival Reformist camp on the high ground.
The discontent in the wider social base from where the hardliners get their support could force Khamenei to issue a decree for the GC to approve Larijani & possibly also Jahangiri
The discontent in the wider social base from where the hardliners get their support could force Khamenei to issue a decree for the GC to approve Larijani & possibly also Jahangiri
“in the coming days. Campaigning is not set to begin until May 28. ...However, Hossein Shariatmadari, influential chief editor of the hardline Kayhan daily, has rejected this possibility.” amwaj.media/media-monitor/…
see also this election primer, which notes “The US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal...empowered conservative political forces who have been rejecting engagement with the west all along.”
amwaj.media/article/iran-e…
amwaj.media/article/iran-e…
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