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Frank Gallagher

Iran: Factional dispute over unity and coalition schemes - 0 views

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nateq-nuri Rezaie neocon iranjune12 coalition

shared by Frank Gallagher on 19 May 09 - Cached
  • Frank Gallagher on 19 May 09
     
    Nate-Nuri pushed for wide coalition, but Khamenei is not interested. Rezai pushing for pan-conservative coalition.
Frank Gallagher

EurasiaNet Civil Society - Iran: Ahmadinejad Backers Lay Groundwork for Massive Vote-Ri... - 0 views

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IranJune12 Rigged Election Basij IRGC Electoral Process Nateq-Nuri

shared by Frank Gallagher on 13 Jul 09 - Cached
  • After four years in office, Ahmadinejad has filled the Interior Ministry with cronies, many of whom have connections to the Revolutionary Guards. A source who participated in closed Interior Ministry planning sessions, speaking on condition of anonymity to EurasiaNet, says top ministry personnel openly stated during one session that a repeat of the 1997 election, in which the reformist candidate, Mohammad Khatami, scored an upset victory, would not be tolerated on June 12.
  • By the numbers, it would seem that the country’s vast election apparatus has the ability to guarantee a favorable outcome for Ahmadinejad. According to Kamran Daneshjoo, the Interior Ministry official responsible for overseeing the voting, there are 385,000 citizens who will be administering voting precincts. The Guardian Council is expected to deploy another 340,000 people to monitor the balloting. In addition, there will be hundreds of thousands of security personnel deployed on election day. Overall, the country has about 57 million citizens of voting age, meaning that roughly 1 in 60 Iranians of voting age will be involved in some aspect of conducting the election.
  • For one, they note that over 59 million ballots have been printed, far more than the number of registered voters
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  • They also have evidence that a substantial, though undetermined, number of soldiers has been ordered to hand over their national identity cards to officers.
  • Most importantly, according to another CPV report, up to a third of voting booths in Iran will be protected by the Revolutionary Guards, and not the regular Law Enforcement Agency personnel.
  • Frank Gallagher on 13 Jul 09
     
    Reasonable pre-election look at suspicious activity. Good stats on electoral administration.
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