Posted on 02/29/2016 8:24:24 PM PST by Nachum
Early election results from Iran indicate that the country elected on Friday another crop of hardline officials, including those who have expressed hatred for the United States and Israel and who stand accused of planning the murder of political opponents, according to information provided by organizations that observed the elections.
As the names of those officials who won a seat on Iran’s Assembly of Experts and other governing bodies begins to emerge, experts say it is becoming clear that hardline extremists will continue to control the Iranian government.
While some western media outlets have claimed that reformists made inroads in the latest election, regional experts explained that this is not the case, as moderate political camps ultimately endorsed on their voting lists more hardline candidates aligned with the Iranian ruling regime.
The Obama administration on Monday declined to comment when asked about the preliminary results, with officials stating that they will “reserve judgment” until final tallies are issued later this week.
This election is being viewed as particularly significant since the current Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, is in poor health. The Assembly of Experts will be responsible for selecting his replacement.
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So Hillary has a shot on two continents now?
Iran’s run by Iranian elites. They know what’s best - they never trust their people... Kind of like DC elites...
Are these the “moderates”?
[and 85-90% of the world's Muslims are Sunni, IOW, Shiites kill twice as many per capita]
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