Comments on: Iran Goes to the Polls http://pulsemedia.org/2009/06/11/iran-goes-to-the-polls/ Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one Sun, 20 May 2012 05:33:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: In less than 8 hours … « Forever Under Construction http://pulsemedia.org/2009/06/11/iran-goes-to-the-polls/#comment-3730 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:00:38 +0000 http://pulsemedia.org/?p=12442#comment-3730 [...] In less than 8 hours … Posted in Elections, Iran by homeyra on June 11, 2009 … Iran goes to the poll [...]

]]> By: TinSoldier http://pulsemedia.org/2009/06/11/iran-goes-to-the-polls/#comment-3729 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:47:19 +0000 http://pulsemedia.org/?p=12442#comment-3729 I was first introduced to the election here, which couched it in terms of social reform:
http://www.newsy.com/videos/challenging_ahmadinejad

It seems as if the economy is also an incredible integral issue ( http://iranquest.com/blog/?p=6988&cpage=1#comment-870 ), and one where Ahmadinejad lost a lot of ground due to protest votes. Of course, I am skeptical that any will change will take place even if Mousavi wins, politicians always promise a lot and they really aren’t too different to begin with (candidates have to be ‘approved’ by a council so there is a lot less variety than you would expect).

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