tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post5909444284753885324..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Iran City Council Election Results--70% Conservative WinNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-9508416401779884212013-06-21T20:04:47.756-04:002013-06-21T20:04:47.756-04:00Iranian democracy is like any other and people vot...Iranian democracy is like any other and people vote on local issues in municipal elections. It just shows the mature nature of Iranian democracy and its pluralistic nature. Compare Iran to the deadbeat US snooping police state or the puppet Arab petro-pimp repressive family run fiefdoms that the US supports. Iran is indeed blessed to have the democratic and open political environment where the vast majority feel included and have avenues to voice their political opinions at the ballot. The great Islamic Revolution of 1979 has truly enfranchised Iranians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-50527377328785824532013-06-21T09:45:07.583-04:002013-06-21T09:45:07.583-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TuT6dTRI6E --- Esc...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TuT6dTRI6E --- Escaping from revolutionary Iran.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2hTcsdJm1w --- Interview with Yadi Sharifirad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-46772484562000358962013-06-20T01:16:29.698-04:002013-06-20T01:16:29.698-04:00@Lepersica 1:00 am
I stand corrected, a parliament...@Lepersica 1:00 am<br />I stand corrected, a parliamentary commission does the vetting for the city council election, i made the correction.<br />with regards to your other points, I am still not convinced that a motivated electorate would not try to seek out every reformist candidate and vote for them in a protest vote. It is also statically interesting that NONE of Ahmadinejad allies got elected, a few should have made it if people vote for the person as you say.<br />I'm sure more will come out when the interior ministry files are examined after the next revolution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665812073292288344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-41870313168585420502013-06-20T01:00:00.260-04:002013-06-20T01:00:00.260-04:00Jabbar,
1)Guardian council has no role in vetting...Jabbar,<br /><br />1)Guardian council has no role in vetting process !!Majless reviews the credentials of candidates and disqualifies them !<br />2)I don's see an anomaly nor an election Engineering !on the ballot they ask you if you want to vote for president ,the city council or both !many did not vote for city council candidates!( I did ,but not my family)<br />3)many who did they did it because unlike presidential vote you vote for you know personally <br />Leopersicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-22219767192929620272013-06-19T21:18:16.794-04:002013-06-19T21:18:16.794-04:00So, if the rural population would prefer a cleric,...So, if the rural population would prefer a cleric, is that why Karrubi, the only cleric in the 2009 "election" supposedly got only 1% of the total "vote", and Ahmadinejad, who butted heads to some extent with clerics supposedly swept the rural "vote"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-36318478233455091962013-06-19T16:44:43.252-04:002013-06-19T16:44:43.252-04:00Churchill, ... all the way down to specially Olive...Churchill, ... all the way down to specially Oliver Cromwell ! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-87316100076203427372013-06-19T13:55:59.174-04:002013-06-19T13:55:59.174-04:00And I suppose it reminds you of Winston Churchill,...And I suppose it reminds you of Winston Churchill,right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-12164134325948224912013-06-19T13:29:05.780-04:002013-06-19T13:29:05.780-04:00Voters in Iran do not necessarily vote on "Pa...Voters in Iran do not necessarily vote on "Party-Line", more on individual candidates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-142487702735698462013-06-19T13:15:39.943-04:002013-06-19T13:15:39.943-04:00I many cities there were no reformist at all I many cities there were no reformist at all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-18875718674316007602013-06-19T12:48:49.664-04:002013-06-19T12:48:49.664-04:00Having the voteing coincide also provides advantag...Having the voteing coincide also provides advantages in organization and cost.<br /><br />The conservative wins in municipal and tribal councils mirrored similar majorities in the midterm election, as well.<br /><br />Another interesting aspect of the presidential vote is that socially more conservative elements of the electorate, such as the rural vote, went to Rouhani likely because he was the only cleric on the ballot. So, even though the more politically conservative candidates did not win, the "silent" socially conservative element played a part in the election, which is a very interesting paradox: the rural electorate voting in synch with the northern Tehranis based on very different social and political perceptions.Mark Pyruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595161519097596575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-14531022840930335082013-06-19T11:07:45.040-04:002013-06-19T11:07:45.040-04:00@anon 10:55
You're right, but you would think ...@anon 10:55<br />You're right, but you would think that the "reformists" would get a protest vote even if they're unknowns.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665812073292288344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-61165666571986497452013-06-19T10:55:42.337-04:002013-06-19T10:55:42.337-04:00Stronger more viable reformist candidates were not...Stronger more viable reformist candidates were not vetted and allowed to run by the Guardian Council hence not creating a level field for all sides and skewing it to the Conservatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com