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Republican_Man
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 Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:43 am Ahmadinejad's allies struggle in Iran elections |
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| Quote: | Ahmadinejad's allies struggle in Iran elections
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's allies failed to dominate elections for a powerful Iranian clerical body and local councils, early results showed on Sunday, in what analysts said was a setback to the president's standing.
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I don't know about you, but to me this is some good news.
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CJ Cregg
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| Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:12 am |
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You Bugger! I was just about to post this! 
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Republican_Man
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"Bugger?" You British and your funny words 
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this big news?
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Hitchhiker
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I wonder. If these positions are really so important, wouldn't he just fix the elections anyway? So either the people who are winning are secretly Ahmadinejad's allies, or else the positions aren't important. Which means that it isn't much trouble for him either way.
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:57 pm |
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| Hitchhiker wrote: | | I wonder. If these positions are really so important, wouldn't he just fix the elections anyway? So either the people who are winning are secretly Ahmadinejad's allies, or else the positions aren't important. Which means that it isn't much trouble for him either way. |
That's the ticket, what I bolded. Those positions really won't change anything because they really aren't important. The significance of this election, however, is not in the results so far as a change in the power structure, but rather the fact that it shows the shift of the Iranian people in favor of more moderate leadership and very much displays their distaste at the radicalization of their government, as embodied in Ahmedinejad.
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