The next time someone tells you that Iran is a democratic state, show them this:
LONDON, December 12 (IranMania) – About 78 Tehran City Council election candidates have withdrawn from the race, Tehran’s governor said.
Vajiollah Aqataqi also told IRNA that 1,244 candidates will be competing in the council elections on Friday.
“A total of 1,441 people had registered for the Tehran Islamic City Council, of whom 119 were disqualified,“ he said.
Aqataqi said the candidates must abide by the election campaign regulations and their deadline.
The Experts Assembly, Majlis midterm and council elections will be held concurrently on December 15 throughout the country.
Anyone who says Iran is a democracy is a liar or a fool. People have to be vetted and approved before they are allowed to run for office in Iran, by an unelected religious council.
By the way, here’s something you don’t read about very often: Bombs going off in Iran.
LONDON, December 16 (IranMania) – Two bombs exploded simultaneously in Zahedan, Fars News Agency reported.
One bomb exploded at 21:30 (1800 GMT) on Thursday night across from the Governor’s Office in a Paykan car, which belonged to a young driver and had been stolen two days earlier.
The bomb exploded while the young driver was in the car, damaging four other cars nearby.
Simultaneously, another bomb exploded near Zahedan University, injuring a student from Nahbandan and breaking windowpanes nearby.
Seyyed Mohammad Sadeqi, political and security deputy of Sistan-Baluchestan province, told IRNA, “The explosive device was concealed in a car parked on Shariati Ave., north of the Governor’s Office.“
Not all is well in Iran. But the elections will be spun by the media as “democratic,” regardless.