Iranian election results trickle in, putting Hassan Rouhani in lead

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Re: Iranian election results trickle in, putting Hassan Rouhani in lead

@Doppleganger

I think that the Iranian people know but they have to make a point somehow, even if is through candidates acceptable to the mullahs. Aref withdrawed after another liberal was not allowed. Anyway, it would be a hard struggle like Pakistan where an army of people have been indoctrinated on an ideology (basiji / rurals in iran’s case) who would face the city folks.

In the end it helped the reformists that Aref withdrew as now all the reformist factions had a single candidate to vote for and he won. It is also astonishing to note that for more than 200,000 positions for local and municipal bodies there were more than 800,000 candidates in total! a fact that will hardly get a mention on mainstream media.