May 24, 2005

Middle East > Iranian Mullahs Making Sham of Elections Again

Opposition candidates blocked from running.

Iran's hard-line constitutional watchdog has rejected all reformists who registered to run in next month's presidential elections, approving only six out of the 1,010 hopefuls, state-run television reported Sunday.

Iranian elections are June 17, but it's hard to imagine a meaningful outcome with 1004 out of 1010 candidates disqualified.

Posted by lesjones



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