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| Iran's reformists confident of upset |
| 2005-06-18 |
| TEHERAN - Iran's reformist opposition expressed confidence on Friday that its candidate Mostafa Moin was well placed to spring a stunning upset in the presidential election. "Moin is in a very good position. He will make it into the second round even if he does not succeed (outright) in the first round," said Mohammad Reza Khatami, brother of the outgoing president and leader of the main reformist party. The reform candidate had been written off initially but many observers believe he has made a late charge and could well benefit if turnout is higher than expected. Moin, for his part, dismissed predictions that the race would go to a second round, saying "it is probable that it will finish in the first round, but one or two rounds is always good for Iranian society." He said he hoped that turnout would reach 60-70 percent, while most analysts have predicted a figure of just over 50 percent. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 The Media will celebrate it as well. If only to give their allies [the terrorists hiding in Iran] cover for a few more months. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-06-18 10:24 |
| #2 Khatami was supposed to be a "reform" cnadidate too. He did squat because the Pres position in Iran is impotent. Who cares if a "reformer" gets it? Nothing would change. The EUros would only celebrate because they're fools who want to sell restricted technolgy to them. |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-06-18 09:20 |
| #1 Moin is the supposed dark-horse candidate. Consider: Any campaign pitting the 'unknown reformer' versus a 'conservative' candidate, had to be vetted by the mullahs first. If the 'reformer' wins, it's because mullahs pretended to count the ballots and let him 'win'. Of course, when the Moin 'wins', Europe will fall all over itself rushing forward to say, "We've gotta give the Reformers a chance now." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-06-18 00:46 |