Interview with Mayor Qalibaf
Time magazine's analysis of Iranian politics seems built on comments by Tehran's mayor. That position was held by Ahmadinejad before his election as president.Centrists Could Derail Ahmadinejad
"Iran's conservatives have won more than 70% of the seats in the 290-seat parliament, known as the Majlis. That was a foregone conclusion... Still, the balloting may eventually prove an unlikely turning point in Iran's domestic politics, as well as in Tehran's nearly 30-year cold war with Washington...
"Tehran Mayor Mohammed Qalibaf [at left], a possible Ahmadinejad opponent in next year's presidential election, says a centrist Third Wave is taking shape and it will push a moderate, pragmatic agenda. 'Our people are tired of extremism and the exaggerations of the factions on the right and the left, and generally of factionalism altogether,' he said..."The still-loose alliance, whose strength in parliament will not be known until a runoff election in May, seeks to capitalize on Ahmadinejad's failures to doom his prospects for reelection next year..."
See also:
- A Rival for Iran's Ahmadinejad, Time's interview with Qalibaf
- More analysis of Iranian politics
- Another interpretation of Iranian politics
- An Iranian name to remember
Labels: Iran, leadership, politics
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